Government promises on road improvements are in the slow lane

To listen to our politicians over the last few years, or even the past decade or two one might have accidentally come to the conclusion that Sydney roads were for driving on.

Many of our country listeners won't have had the pleasure of sitting for half an hour in traffic moving at an average speed of 18 kph or so.

So let me explain Sydney traffic. Imagine crawling around in a vehicle running in first or second gear barely nudging above idle speed, and spending more time with your foot on the brake than you do with your foot on the accelerator.

Of course peak travel time commuters dream of the type of driving where you put your foot down and get to your destination quickly, efficiently and without too much fuss or bother.

Now if you can stop laughing and stay with me here.

Over the years we've had all sorts of examples of these types of comments that could easily confuse the motoring public... with everyone from Premiers to Government Ministers, Opposition Leaders and Spokespeople and even representatives from the NRMA talking about improving road conditions, and reducing travel times .

Lets face it in reality 16 years of this government has showed they have no interest in improving roads in Sydney beyond a slow moving car park, but if you want to get on a bike and take a ride... Turn It Up.

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Links

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-reasonable-persons-guide-to-modern-driving/

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Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.

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Get on yer bike

I have to declare an interest and perhaps a little bias on today's topic.

Knocked off my bike as a child, by a hit and run driver. It took me months to recover physically but to be blunt I never had the same enthusiasm for riding on the road again.

So watching Sydney's expanding network of bike paths even I must ask the question do we really need bike paths instead of roads?

The development of bike paths and safety for bike riders should not be at the expense of already overcrowded roads, Nor does it make sense to crush small businesses and dig up parking spaces and replace them with with bike paths that are used by only a handful of people.

Bikes and cars don't mix, there is no question about that. But city planners need to realise that cities are shared zones. We need roads, and parking, and footpaths and where it is possible, bike paths, but it should never be an either, or, situation.

Out of touch city planners who don't have to worry about real life activities might get re-elected by the inner city apartment dwellers, but do they represent the needs of the city? Turn It Up, I'm Michael Robinson

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Where to Listen:

Turn It UP Mike Segment can be heard 

on Radio 2SM and stations on the Super Network

Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.

http://www.2sm.com.au

click on Grant Goldman and Listen Live online

How to Contact

To sponsor this segment on the 2SM

Super Radio Network and
online email me at

turnitupmike@gmail.com

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Proudly supported by:

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We can service but not limited to, Blocked Drains, Hot Water systems, Water Leaks, Gas Services, Cistern Repairs, Gas Heaters, Sewage, water tanks, pumps, Industrial Plant Maintenance, thermostatic mixing valves, backflow prevention control devices, storm water pump systems. We can also provide Installation and servicing of brands such as Zip, Rheem, Billi, Quadra, Trio and other units. Our Plumbers also provide Commercial Plumber maintenance service..
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