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After the monstrous, Street destroying, car munching, 2 lane bike track was installed on the south side of Fitzroy Street, the bike lane on the north side was left to fade, like most other disused roadworks, as if to disappear...or so we thought!
To my surprise I was alerted to new work to refurbish the north side bike lane as the video above shows. This move can only end up in disaster by encouraging fast paced commuters on the two wheeled silent missles
It is not bad enough that the road separator that Vic Roads put in to mark the south side 2 lane bike path has proved a hazard to every human and mechanical device that attempts to cross The Street, which in itself removed 10's of car spaces and a second lane during peak hours.
Encouraging cyclists to use the main roadway instead of the dedicated bike track meant for this type of vehicular traffic.
ALL Fitzroy Street now 40kmph limit
Heads up, I'm sure you are not aware...the WHOLE of Fitzroy Street is now 40 kmph speed limit, according to the Vic Road workers because of the pedestrian crossings at the super stops. Fair enough I suppose but what about some decent signage and notification?
Call me a cynic but the next thing will be mid street speed cameras going off like the one dubbed 'Pop Corn' on Fitzroy Street and Princess, surreptitiously put there a couple of Grand Prix ago and has been an absolute GOLD MINE for the revenuers!!!
Let's face it SO much revenue has been collected from cars, probably not only smashed their wheel alignments but also got fined trying to get the hell out of here, that any talk about costs to put our Street back together seems inconsequential!!!
Below is a link to a site group I set up awhile ago, I'm the only member...lol...maybe join the site and fill this group and share to ALL your social networks, not only Facebook!
www.tooraktimes.com.au/group.php?groupid=7
A tree lined boulevard before all the destruction