I got FLASHED at while cycling!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2024
- Don't worry, it's all safe for work - did you know there's a couple of intersections in Brisbane that have flashing amber left arrows to warn motorists of their obligation to give way to pedestrians and cyclists going straight across on their left?
I had a look at them to see how they work - and despite the fact some drivers seem to ignore what traffic lights and signs tell them they need to do, while I was watching, it seemed to work well.
Special thanks to Murray for the shocking footage of dangerous motorists turning on a left arrow causing serious risk to cyclists and pedestrians.
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Wow, that red turning arrow one in Wooloongabba is absolutely shocking! It shouldn’t be necessary, but it looks like they basically need some bollards that come up out of the road to completely block the idiots off!
Yep. It is an absolute travesty that Jackie Trad was allowed to overrule the bikeway design that permanently banned left turns and built out the kerb to physically block it enough to discourage illegal turns. It badly compromised the bikeway.
Time for Council to grow a pair and follow through. Trad is gone. Just fix it FFS.
@@ChrisCoxCycling Unfortunately Jackie was persuaded by a very small, very vocal minority of local residents. This junction, and the one further east near the end of Hubert Street, put cyclists' lives at risk. Do you have a compilation video just the on-ramp near-misses? I'm more than happy to raise this with Trina Massey, the local Councillor.
Of course by “idiots” you’re talking about pedestrians and cyclists!
@@bobbrewer5182 I mean the idiots turning their cars left on a red arrow, past a fixed ‘No Left Turn (4pm - 6pm Mon-Fri)’ sign and *two* separate flashing electric No Left Turn signs. While the cyclists and pedestrians have a green signal.
@@bobbrewer5182 These 'idiot' pedestrians and cyclists all have the right of way, and every one of the vehicles is illegally turning left. It sounds like you might need to hand in your driving license if you think anyone apart from the drivers is responsible for these near misses.
I think a lot of the benefit of these arrows is the corner design, giving riders the chance to be seen before the driver commits to the turn.
Yes and the Annerley Road one isn't quite as good as Gladstone Rd as a result
@@ChrisCoxCycling I'm not even convinced it's a valid use of these lights on Annerley Rd. The rule s64 that covers it is really talking about giving way to peds/cyclists on crossings. A cyclist on an on-road bike lane isn't really "crossing the road the driver is entering", they're just proceeding through the intersection 🤷♂
Hey Chris, ecoTekkSC here! 👋
We just caught your recent video about the flashing amber left arrows in Brisbane intersections. It's such an important feature to enhance safety for cyclists and pedestrians, and we're thrilled to see you highlighting it on your channel.
We completely agree - it would be fantastic to see this initiative rolled out across the state, coupled with an effective education program for motorists. Awareness and understanding of these signals are key to ensuring everyone's safety.
Your content is not only educational but also crucial in shedding light on cycling safety issues. The footage of motorists neglecting their duty of care, especially when turning left on a red arrow, is indeed alarming. It starkly reminds us of the vigilance needed by cyclists and pedestrians at light-controlled intersections.
Keep up the great work in raising awareness and educating the public. Your efforts are invaluable to the cycling community. If you're ever in need of a bike or support for your future projects, remember ecoTekkSC is here to help!
Stay safe and keep pedaling! 🚴♂🚦
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10/10 clickbait haha
Good video as always. Hopefully as the flashing amber light becomes more common so will the awareness of what it means.
Sadly I still don’t see a future where cyclists and pedestrians don’t need to be extremely cautious of drivers not paying attention when crossing intersections like this.
Quite right. We'll never have perfect drivers. The best case scenario is having a lot fewer drivers overall, so there's fewer bad ones (theoretically).
Thanks: I wasn’t aware of these flashing amber arrows. I haven’t seen them in Panthers Territory though.
This looks great! Wouldn't mind a few flashing amber lights in Sydney where the city cycleways have incredibly short green lights at the moment. I got all greens going down the Pitt Street cycleway for the first time the other day and I swear the road seemed half as long. That being said, it would be even better to do what Japan does and have no beg buttons and left and right turns always require giving way to pedestrians until the last few seconds of the light phase, no special light needed.
That would be way better. It was great in the pandemic when they turned off the buttons and just went green by default. Wish they had kept that going...
Love all the murbul footage. That dude is an absolute legend!
I can't help but feel the TJ Doyle/Gladstone intersection should have been raised to the level of the bike path, rather than dropping down to road level. It's the classic example of "minor side street intersects with major road/major bikeway."
Yes, that would have been even better. But given the shamozzle that Council was going to build at TJ - slip lanes, no bike lanes etc - the agitation of Space4cyclingbne was very effective.
I hate the way we have to come up with all sorts of new things (flashing lights, signage) to remind motorists of laws that have existed for DECADES. The danger of them is that when these motorists are at an intersection without these treatments, they assume they then don't have to give way. That intersection from Vulture to the motorway is a hot spot for me. I report every. single. vehicle. that breaks the law here and upload evidence to the police. Instead of stopping scooters & cyclists for stupid things, the police would have a field day here.
Yeah it's like "give way to pedestrians on side street" signs. Driver behaviour and competence is so bad, but literally nothing is done and they wonder why the road toll is getting worse again
What is Murrays channel?
He's not active with it these days, but I knew he was keeping an archive of incidents in Stanley Street.
youtube.com/@murbul?si=BY_TS8tMr4OkqLEl
lol I swear I may've passed you today. I then proceeded to stack it at South Bank trying to brake for a stupid bearded dragon.
Ouch! I only rode to Mt Ommaney shops today.
Wayne Goss.
I think I'd like to see a sign under the light explaining, you must giveway to pedestrians crossing.
Here in the ACT there are plenty of these signs for both left and right turn.
But I don't understand the lack of slip turning lanes in Brisbane for left hand turning traffic. Come to the ACT and intersection without a slip lane is rare and quite shocking.
I want to see slip lanes removed. They're terrible.
@@ChrisCoxCycling they make traffic far more efficient, just like roundabouts.
They make it much more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Same with roundabouts as designed in Australia. Dutch roundabouts with at grade crossings for bike lanes and pedestrians, requiring drivers to slow down to enter and exit the roundabout are the best.
Traffic flow is more than just about what's convenient for motorists. If it's not primarily safe and convenient to walk or cycle, then too many people drive and it causes traffic congestion.
@@ChrisCoxCycling They're perfectly safe here, primarily because the way the city has been designed there is lots of vision for both car and pedestrians for each other.
drivers slow to exit a round about? that defeats the purpose. There has to be some consideration for traffic flow. Not convenience, but efficiency. Australia is too spread out with low density, single dwelling housing meaning we are very spread out, our public transport is good when compared to America, but is a little sub par when you look at other cities. Plenty of people need to drive in Australia. And the ACT is the safest and best place to ride, so the slip lanes make far more sense.
Sorry, just have to completely disagree. Cities in Australia need not be car dominant. That's a choice. Believing slip lanes and roundabouts designed to prioritise free flowing car traffic is good is just an example of car brain brought on by car culture.
We're doing it wrong, even in Canberra. The bits Canberra is doing better is removing slip lanes where they're building separated cycle lanes.
Slip lanes and active transport do not mix.
Cities need to prioritise active transport.
Slip lanes don't belong on streets.
The only thing that surprises me about this video is a cyclist that actually knows what a traffic light is and can actually be bothered to look at it.