This is a picture I’ve been meaning to take for some time now, to document some of the features of the City of Melbourne’s most heavily trafficked bike route.  In recent times there has been much controversy over Swanston street, a couple of items coming to mind:

  • The death of Carolyn  Rawlins in 2008
  • The 12 months it took to remove the busses from the “Middle Section”
  • Robert Doyle floating an option for Swanston street that would reduce discourage or even remove cyclists from Swanston street
  • The recent cyclist police blitz, that could be seen as revenue raising instead of awareness raising

The City of Melbourne seems to have a strange approach to cycle safety, providing lip service on their website, and installing some proper infrastructure however for me and many others who come into the city from the South, there are many hazards and death traps to negotiate each day.

So ride with care, and your peril for it seems nothing Changing on Melbournes busiest cycle path – and look out for the new hazzard, the Cops.

Sam,

@samotage