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A clever solution to BCC's cowardice (cdn.masto.host)

submitted 8 months ago by jimcullen@twit.social to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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A clever solution to BCC's cowardice

BCC has been repeatedly removing ghost bikes from a site on Nudgee Rd after a cyclist died at the location last year, despite years of warning from cycling advocates that improved infrastructure was needed in the area. To stop them from removing the ghost bikes, highlighting the blood on BCC's hands, *and* highlighting the absurdity of how storing private property on public land is completely ok if it's a car, someone installed this ghost trailer.
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 24 points 8 months ago

OP's reply, for those who can't see it:

it’s not actually a bike lane. It’s the road shoulder. There are 🚲 symbols on the road there, but in Qld law that doesn’t actually constitute a bike lane (it has to have a 🚲 symbol & the word “lane” to be that), instead, it’s solely a reminder to drivers “hey, cyclists might be here so look out”. There are many, many cars parked in the shoulder near this; 1 more trailer is not adding risk that didn’t already exist. But it is doing some incredibly Good by bringing attention to the issue.