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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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New "road works" @ Petrie
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Sat, 20 September 2003 13:59
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Ok, so anyone here seen the new clutter that is on Beville, (CBF'd with spelling right now), RD?
Yea, looks like some polly has just moved on out to our area and had their yuppie vision turned on.
But anyway, I spoke to one of the council guys a couple of weeks ago, (I frequently walk around there several times a week), and he said it's to stop people from speeding. Apparently a wide open road encourages speeding while taking that nice two lanes per side road and neutering it to one lane per side it supposed to slow down cars.
Well I can tell you, it's failed. If anything I want to go faster, it's like a pre-defined track that has a new surface to boot. Plus it's a wicked rush to side the car around the corner then floor the loud pedal to haul it inbetween the traffic islands while staying in the one lane. I'm now going MUCH faster up French's road then I was before after coming around the corner.  I finally have a good place to practice cornering on that I never found anywhere else. 
EDIT: And the fact there is no marked pedistrian crossing anymore either is furthering the encouragement to speed. Gotta love yuppie vision. Looks good, but doesn't do what it was intended to.
[Updated on: Sat, 20 September 2003 14:01]
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