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first in line on 30/04/2016 - 21:00 sydneycycleways.net (3130 clicks)
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Free stickers to raise awareness of dooring. Each flyer comes with four stickers - two for a car and two for a bike, you can choose to claim 1, 5,10 or 30 sets.

Now for the PSA:

A car door can cause terrible injuries if it opens into the path of someone riding.

That’s why we’re asking drivers and bike riders to think of the impact.

Look before opening your door
When getting out of your car always check behind for people on bikes.

Remember a bike rider may need to take the lane to avoid the car door zone, so please be patient and only pass if it is safe. Allow at least a metre (if travelling over 60km/h allow at least 1.5 metres).

You can be fined $319 and lose 2 demerit points if you pass too close to someone riding.

EDIT: More free stuff

Below Freebies for Sydneysiders only
Free T-shirt (pick up only during the free tune up sessions, see site for details)-
http://www.sydneycycleways.net/events/categories/free-tune-u…
Free cycling/maintenance courses -
http://www.sydneycycleways.net/events/categories/courses/

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  • fruit on 30/04/2016 - 21:07
    +7

    Deal?

    • jv on 30/04/2016 - 21:28
      +17

      Nope…

    • jaimex2 on 01/05/2016 - 00:09
      +11

      A feature on Ozbargain I would love is the ability to hide deals based on keywords. Stickers and Udemy would be the first thing on my list.

      • grang on 01/05/2016 - 00:28
        +6

        +1 for filters!

        I'd like one to hide all deals <$2/$5… most are disposable non sustainable products I don't want to see or support (A personal choice - of course by the vote count many others love those deals which is a fine personal choice too)

      • Moderatorhamza23 on 01/05/2016 - 02:54

        @jaimex2

        FYI you can already hide Udemy deals. On any Udemy deal click the 'Hide' link below the deal description and then 'Hide from store Udemy'. You can use this function to block deals from any store or poster.

        Additionally in your settings > edit > deals you can also hide highlighted deals, expired deals, deals that haven't started or certain categories. You can also manage your blocked stores, users & commenters that you have previously hidden there.

        • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 07:59
          +1

          …..and take all the fun outta the site :-)

        • jaimex2 on 01/05/2016 - 17:22
          +1

          Brilliant! Thanks for the info :)

  • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:08
    -8

    Are there stickers for those that hate cyclists?

    • cryptos on 30/04/2016 - 21:14
      -3

      Yeah, they read

      "CAUTION, driver lacks needed brain cells to function in society and operate a vehicle"

    • lmntm on 01/05/2016 - 00:20
      +7

      Have you even tried breathing through your nose, even once in your life?

    • soaringphoenix on 01/05/2016 - 07:31
      -3

      Yes please. From the title of the deal, I anticipated that these stickers were to raise awareness of car park door-opening incidents affecting adjacently parked vehicles.

      How about some stickers that promote motorcycle use as an alternative to bicycles? Think of the impact - purchase a motorcycle.

    • tessel on 01/05/2016 - 13:13

      Your words were a little harsh but I can understand where you are coming from. When I used to ride a bicycle on the road I always kept others in mind. This meant I would keep as far left as possible and my friends and I would never ride side by side. I call it being considerate of others.

    • DealsyMcDealsalot on 01/05/2016 - 21:07

      Yes but you'd need 20 to fit on your gigantic retard forehead

  • avgbowlofpho on 30/04/2016 - 21:10
    +3

    I ordered 30

  • King Steuart on 30/04/2016 - 21:11
    +30

    Are there stickers for people who hate people who hate cyclists but aren't actually cyclists?

  • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:13
    -1

    I will only affix these stickers to my car if cyclists are willing to affix a sticker on their bikes saying "Always ride within the bike lane".

    • cryptos on 30/04/2016 - 21:19

      Oh here we go with the bicycle police… Read below:

      Ride wide of the door zone
      This may mean riding in the middle of a lane – but it’s better to hold up traffic for a few seconds than risk serious injury.

      • hockysa on 01/05/2016 - 00:01
        -5

        don't know how cyclists perception of time is but it is most certainly a much longer delay than a few seconds

    • scrimshaw on 30/04/2016 - 21:28
      +20

      "Always ride within the bike lane".

      You know, this would be a lot easier to do if there was actually a bike lane to begin with.

      Protip to road designers and civil engineers — if you want a make a modern green city try starting off making the roads safer for cyclists!!!

      • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:47
        +11

        Of course if everyone just learnt to share like a 4yo, life would be better & happier for all!

        • captobvious on 01/05/2016 - 12:03
          +1

          Ive seen a 4yr old door another with a little tike.

          The dooring life skill begins at 4

        • scrimshaw on 01/05/2016 - 13:17

          @captobvious:

          Better start giving them demerit points then. No snacks or lollies for 1 month.

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:44
      +5

      If you don't like the way we ride, then keep off the bloody road. Plenty of footpaths to drive on.

      • Tal_Shiar on 01/05/2016 - 00:18
        -2

        Not on Swanston Street in Melbourne there isn't …

        • Tal_Shiar on 01/05/2016 - 14:40
          -1

          I see the driver or friend/family member is an ozbargainer :)

    • nexus4 on 30/04/2016 - 21:54
      +15

      Most 'bike lanes' are just car door opening lanes painted green. Considering one idiot driver opening their door without looking = dying, is it really surprising that people don't want to ride in them?

    • callum9999 on 01/05/2016 - 00:16
      +5

      You do realise it's not compulsory for bikes to stay in the bike lanes?

      The idea that there are thousands of people in the country who deliberately choose not to ride in a safe bike lane and instead ride in the path of (very small minority of) ignorant car drivers, who lack regard for the safety of said rider because they're an inconvenience, is laughable.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 00:30
        +4

        It is compulsory in Victoria.

        Bicycle lanes

        If there’s a bicycle lane on the road heading in the same direction as you, you must use this when riding a bike (unless it’s not practical to do so).

        https://goo.gl/sf2AC2

        • JIMB0 on 01/05/2016 - 11:45
          +2

          I wouldn't consider it practical to have a car door opened whilst riding in the bike lane.

  • muncan on 30/04/2016 - 21:20
    +6

    A better use for stickers I've not seen.

  • Phreakuency on 30/04/2016 - 21:26
    +23

    Ah good old bike riders. Want cars to respect them and their space when they are on the road and then they choose which laws to abide by when turning corners at red lights onto footpaths, then back onto the road once around said corner.

    Then when they finish their morning cycle, head to the local coffee shop, park their bike in front of other unused tables or street signs or shop sign stands like they own the city.

    Well at least where I live.

      • gimli on 01/05/2016 - 07:17
        +1

        Lol nice try but fail

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:51
      +26

      And cars never break rules? No one ever speeds or runs red lights?

      No respect for others? Like car drivers that stop in clearways in the city? Like cars that tailgate?

      There are always idiots, and exist on bikes or cars. So why hate bikes so much?

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 15:38

        There's a difference.

        Cars get fined for running red lights and speeding. So there is active enforcement of driving behaviour and that is indeed followed up.

        Can't say the same for bikes though. I've yet to see one cyclist getting fined for failing to ride within one lane, disobeying traffic signals, going above the signposted speed limit, failing to ride no more than 2 abreast…

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:51
      +16

      Yeah I think its the 10% dickhaed rule. 10% of the population are dickhaeds. The mode of transport doesn't matter. If they were driving a car they'd cut you off, change lanes without indicating, run red lights, park in a clearway, whatever. They're just dickhaeds.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 14:14
        +1

        It's head h e a d head, and it's more like 50-60% (profanity)
        I don't think we are all perfect all of the time
        I just say to myself
        What's the rush
        But I tell you driving a truck
        You guys do realise that the car sized space I leave in front of my 50 tonne truck in traffic is because I need that distance to stop
        One morning I will forget my coffee cause I didn't give myself enough time,and it won't be a little car door hitting you

        • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 17:35

          but if I spell it correctly it gets turned into (profanity) and thats no fun :-)

          Yeah I do feel sorry for truck drivers. although if a car driver does something stupid they end up in a pine box. if the truckie does something stupid, they still end up in a pine box. Lesson don't do soemthing stupid in front of a truckie & don't piss off a truckie & make them do soemthing stupid…pine boxes aren't that comfy.

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/05/2016 - 00:24
      +3

      The difference and sense of entitlement you get from drivers in these "discussions" is a direct result from the registration costs their state bodies charge them. If we all got charged money to be pedestrians, cyclists and drivers somehow everyone being poorer in the pocket makes them happier… You can't really phrase it as 'Misery loves company' because when have you seen one invite the other over for tea and crumpets?

      • JIMB0 on 01/05/2016 - 11:49
        +2

        I have 2 registered cars that I hardly use as I prefer to ride my bike. So by their logic I have a greater entitlement to the road than they do.

      • Chris12345 on 01/05/2016 - 13:42
        +2

        Regardless of the fact that most cyclists own cars, I'd happily pay rego on my bike if it meant I DIDNT pay taxes for what I don't use. So I'll have back my tax money that goes to people that spit out kids, the unemployed, hospital costs for drinkers/smokers/tubby diabetics, keeping old folks alive…the list goes on and on. Think I'd come out a bit ahead.

        Wait, whats that? Thats not how taxes work?

  • jv on 30/04/2016 - 21:26
    +9

    Always free. No savings, no bargain…

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:53
      +1

      But also pointless. Who's gunna see the stickers? Maybe if you stick them on your door the cyclists can see them when you open it?

      • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:58
        +2

        I have seen like this in taxis. So customers in the car are careful. Makes sense there I think.

        • jv on 30/04/2016 - 22:01

          Sonar would be more effective…

        • gimli on 30/04/2016 - 22:31

          @jv:

          Greater, You were wrong again.

          Westerners don't use sonar

          Sydney is not the same as Melbourne.

      • captobvious on 01/05/2016 - 12:16

        Obstructs my view of the side view mirror. This guarantees someone is goin to get doored

    • sleet on 30/04/2016 - 22:26

      I don't understand this. If it is always free then it's classified as a "Freebie" A Freebie is a pretty good deal, regardless of whether it was free previously or not.

  • holdenmg on 30/04/2016 - 21:35
    +3

    I don't see how that sticker is going to work with my DeLorean DMC-12…

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2016 - 21:39
      +4

      Where you're going, you don't need roads.

    • captobvious on 01/05/2016 - 12:18

      "look before decapitation" would be appropriate for a delorean

  • King Tightarse on 30/04/2016 - 22:01
    +3

    "Look before Opening Your Car Doors"
    …because accuracy requires great timing.

  • australianow on 30/04/2016 - 22:16
    +5

    AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 269

    Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc
    269 Opening doors and getting out of a vehicle etc

    (1) A person must not get off, or out of, a moving vehicle, unless the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and the vehicle is not travelling over 5 kilometres per hour.
    Penalty: Offence provision.
    Note: "Vehicle" is defined in rule 15.
    Note: Rule 237 deals with persons getting on, or into, a moving vehicle.
    (2) Subrule (1) does not apply to a person getting off a bicycle or animal.
    (3) A person must not cause a hazard to any person or vehicle by opening a door of a vehicle, leaving a door of a vehicle open, or getting off, or out of, a vehicle.

    • Diji1 on 01/05/2016 - 00:01

      So basically what your saying is ride horsies.

  • cheaty on 30/04/2016 - 22:16
    +6

    Admirable idea. So many drivers have tunnel vision and even that is blurred in many cases. Idiots piss me off both as a driver and as a cyclist, the huge difference is when I'm in my car there might be some $$$ at stake, but when riding my health and life are at stake. So many people do not understand how vulnerable cyclists are…

  • rickyygee on 30/04/2016 - 22:23

    you might want to add a free t-shirt too http://www.sydneycycleways.net/events/categories/free-tune-u…

  • TrailerTrash on 30/04/2016 - 22:36
    +3

    Thanks OP. I ordered 30 and will leave them in the kitchen at work - raise awareness!

  • The Magic Pudding on 30/04/2016 - 22:40
    +9

    I find the bike haters bizarre, OK they may be too fat assed to ride themselves but do they come from families bereft of child or adult riders? I get it that people get into a different head space when they get into a car, but these people must get into a very different place. Bikes don't really inconvenience me at all, I don't count demanding me to be attentive. There's the "they choose which laws to abide by envy" strange folk, they should have their own stickers.

    • llama on 30/04/2016 - 22:45
      -4

      Bike riders probably need to be more aware and attentive, if they wish to stay safe on the roads.

      They cannot blissfully ride as if they own the place and think that everyone will consider them more important than all the other road users.

      If you don't like the risks, then choose a safer mode of transport.

      • cryptos on 30/04/2016 - 23:12
        +3

        More aware and attentive, what do you think we're texting while riding?

        I don't live in Sydney, but I know the lanes and could imagine if someone where to open a door in front of me, hopefully they step out so I have something fat and squishy to buffer the impact!

        • ryang on 30/04/2016 - 23:29
          +1

          You'd be amazed at the amount of idiots I see texting whilst riding. No joke. 100% serious.

        • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 15:43

          Last Thursday I saw an idiot on two wheels texting on his bike through an active school zone. Nobody fined him $500.

          You'd be absolutely lynched if you were in a car doing that.

    • voter1 on 30/04/2016 - 22:47
      +3

      exactly - I just assume bike haters are guys that have never ridden a bike.
      Then again I do ride on weekends (not lycra) and I have some peeves myself.
      (#1 is normally people that ride on the road when there is already a dedicated bike path)

      • callum9999 on 01/05/2016 - 00:21
        +1

        Everyone is over-thinking it - it's selfishness, pure and simple. Cyclists regularly get in the way of car drivers - either reasonably (when there's no room) or selfishly (taking the lane for no reason). They're therefore an inconvenience, and in their mind, they're more important than the cyclist so shouldn't have to be inconvenienced.

    • rhangman on 01/05/2016 - 00:46
      +1

      When I was walking the dog earlier half the cyclists I saw were fat arses. Haven't ridden a bike since I was a kid and I'm close to 10% body fat.

      Also the only cyclist I saw not on a shared footpath cut anticlockwise across a roundabout. Always a few dodgy motorists, but with cyclists seems to be closer to 50%.

      • franco cozzo on 01/05/2016 - 03:09
        +5

        half the population are fat asses….but at least the ones you saw riding were doing something about it

        • rhangman on 01/05/2016 - 08:44
          +2

          Also possible they simply lost their licence and were riding to KFC.

  • The Magic Pudding on 30/04/2016 - 22:53
    +2

    "Bike riders probably need to be more aware and attentive, if they wish to stay safe on the roads."
    Silly comment, they are riding bikes not sitting in a mobile lounge room.

    Ye I don't think they should do it, there's sociopaths on them there roads.

  • jong on 01/05/2016 - 00:09
    -6

    A car door can cause terrible injuries if it opens into the path of someone riding.
    That’s why we’re asking drivers and bike riders to think of the impact.

    Ignore that last bit about riders; it's definitely the parked vehicle's fault, and not the unlicensed person riding the unregistered vehicle too close to other vehicles.

    • lmntm on 01/05/2016 - 00:19
      +5

      Please enlighten me as to what licensing and registration has to do with anything in this situation.
      It is 100% the parked vehicles fault, you wouldn't open the door if another car was coming past you, so why would you if there was a cyclist?

    • callum9999 on 01/05/2016 - 00:23
      +3

      So you're saying cyclists should ALWAYS cycle in the middle of the road, out of range of parked car doors? I'm sure motorists would love that…

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 15:46
        -3

        If a cyclist barges into my land without any warning whatsoever, I'm going to run into them. That's my policy.

        Because if I suddenly stop in the middle of a driving lane for a greenie's failure to ride within two lines, and get rear-ended in the process, then I'll be at fault for stopping improperly in a moving traffic lane. Forget blaming the cyclist, because they would be long gone and with no registration to identify cyclists, the dashcam footage wouldn't help much.

        Lane changes of any description require indication. If cyclists aren't going to be bothered to be aware of their surroundings, don't bother expecting me to stop a 1-tonne vehicle to save you on your 40kg bike.

        If cyclists are so afraid of getting hit to the point that they are afraid to ride in their own legally-obligated bike lanes, perhaps they should explore safer options of transport such as public transport, walking, car sharing or time travel.

        • Tal_Shiar on 01/05/2016 - 20:12

          Do you know how to drive?

          Because if I suddenly stop in the middle of a driving lane for a greenie's failure to ride within two lines, and get rear-ended in the process, then I'll be at fault for stopping improperly in a moving traffic lane.

        • callum9999 on 01/05/2016 - 22:29
          -1

          Of course it would be your fault - you're meant to anticipate hazards. You shouldn't be "suddenly stopping", you should be looking ahead and gradually slowing down. I manage to do it (I drive much more than I cycle), it's concerning you don't seem to be able to.

          If you're suggesting cyclists just pull out centimetres ahead of you with no warning I find that hard to believe (they'd have to be suicidal…), but as no one has suggested that's reasonable behaviour I have no idea who that rant is aimed at?

    • The Magic Pudding on 01/05/2016 - 00:25
      +3

      Exactly, cyclists should travel in the middle or 2/3 of the lane like all the motorised folk.
      Pulling to the side, they'll only interpret as weakness, don't do it.

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/05/2016 - 00:29
      +1

      They're saying bike riders should be charged money to use the roads like car drivers… yawn

      • callum9999 on 01/05/2016 - 22:32

        I think not spewing deadly substances into the air is payment enough! (Ignore climate change if you don't believe it, it's irrefutable that thousands of Australians die prematurely every year from respiratory problems caused by car fumes)

  • altomic on 01/05/2016 - 03:30
    +3

    Door-a! the Ford Explorer

  • belongsinforums on 01/05/2016 - 07:11

    When i ride my bike i always steer clear of car doors. I mean, I'm the one moving. I have total control of what i hit in front of me. Think like a driver.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 09:26
    -3

    Why would I want a sticker like that? Without it I still have plausible deniability, and I'm potentially keeping one more menace off our roads.

    • Diji1 on 01/05/2016 - 11:33
      +2

      Riding around in his 2 ton SUV hybrid, surrounded by metal cages and shatterproof glass and movement a mere matter of slightly moving his foot, thornton82 nevertheless felt menaced by the person on a bicycle and was truly afraid for her own safety.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 13:46

        Oh I see what you are doing there. What's wrong with females exactly?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2016 - 11:02

    I'm confused why this is mentioned?

    You can be fined $319 and lose 2 demerit points if you pass too close to someone riding.

    I get that it's true, but when looking at the rest of the site talking about opening doors, it just seems out of place. Do people in Sydney just randomly open their car doors while driving near cyclists?

    • scrimshaw on 01/05/2016 - 12:02

      That rule was mentioned because it's a relatively new law that was put in and most drivers don't know about it

    • llama on 02/05/2016 - 02:16

      Do people in Sydney just randomly open their car doors while driving near cyclists?

      Of course not. It's never done randomly, as that leads to a lower score.

  • captobvious on 01/05/2016 - 12:21
    +1

    I now understand the meaning of suicide doors.

  • pyr0maniac on 01/05/2016 - 14:07

    I think a lot of this hate for cyclist stems from people in their cars that are stuck behind other cars (generally 4WDs, SUVs and whatnot) who are too scared to pass the cyclist (even when it is safe to do so).

  • superValue on 01/05/2016 - 15:09
    +2

    I think I’ve seen this episode before, yeah definitely.

    Episode 1: Monday Morning The Inner City Transport Rat Race

    The Courier
    6.00 am ohh damn, I better get in my Van to start my courier run.
    7.00 am ohh damn, what’s with all these people and their cars driving to the city and clogging up the roads. Can’t they take public transport, carpool or cycle?
    8.00 am this is impossible, I can’t take this anymore I’ve got goods to deliver and these people are clogging up the roads.
    9.00 am finally less traffic!

    The Driver who might or might not have kids
    6.00 am ohh damn, come we better get everyone ready for school.
    7.00 am ohh damn, still not ready to leave.
    7.30 am, come on kids time to go to school let’s drive 1 km.
    8.00 am phew dropped of kids, now let’s drive to work.
    8.01 am this traffic is terrible.
    8.02 am COME ON!! I’m never going to make it to work on time.
    8.03 am damn cyclist just passed me while I sit here waiting to not even move 10 metres.
    8.04 am there goes another cyclist! If only we had less cyclist I wouldn’t be held up.
    8.05 am Woo hoo! We just moved 10 metres.
    8.06 am Stuck again, there go another 2 cyclists. Geeze they’re fit and fast, yep if only we had less cyclists I would have moved another metre.
    8.07 am Woo Hoo! It’s my lucky break we’re already moving again but there’s a cyclist in my damn lane! That cyclist just slowed me down. I could have made 12 metres instead of 10!
    8.08 am I think I know what we need to do. We need to get all these bloody cyclists and give them cars and that way they won’t slow us car drivers down. Just imagine if the 100 cyclists that passed me were all driving cars. I would have been driving sooooo much faster!
    9.00 am Finally I’m at work but I need a coffee and break, I’m so stressed from driving with all those bloody cyclists getting in the way!

    The Cyclist who might or might not have kids
    7.00 am time to get everyone ready for school.
    7.30 am, come on kids time to go to school let’s ride the 1 km but stay close because there are some very angry drivers out there. If only there we more cyclists and less drivers roads would be safer.
    7.40 am dropped off kids at school now off to work.
    7.41 am wow, look at all that traffic building up glad I’m not a driver.
    7.42 am these cars are really banked up today, those poor drivers, oh well.
    8.00 am That wasn’t too much of a bad ride except for all the fumes from the cars and dirty looks I got.

    Episode 2: Monday Afternoon The Inner City Transport Rat Race
    … I think we all know what happens in Episode 2.

    • llama on 02/05/2016 - 02:17
      -2

      I think we all know what happens in Episode 2

      Nobody had time to read episode 1, so they don't care what happens next.

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