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12-07.-2007, 07:47 PM
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Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
Is it okay to ride on highways in Melbourne?
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12-07.-2007, 08:33 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
Highway, yes. Freeway, no.
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12-07.-2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
existence learned this from his mum, who frequently told him as a child to go and play on the highway
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12-07.-2007, 10:29 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
What is the difference between a road and a highway?
Do highways have bike lanes or path or designated space for cyclists? If so which highways? |
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13-07.-2007, 09:12 AM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
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A HIGHWAY usually has a sealed and reasonably wide (but not always reasonably clean!) shoulder for emergency / cyclists and is rated at 100km/h. The Hume Freeway (Melbourne to Albury-Wodonga, 110km/h), has a wide shoulder for cyclists and smooth and fast (especially Glenrowan-Avenel section), but very boring. It is open for cyclists all the way to Albury with interesting towns just off the freeway worth visiting (I have never seen cyclists in the Western Ring Road however. I have only ridden the Hume from Kalkallo). There are alarming 'judder bars' on the shoulder around Glenrowan, presumably to stop idiots driving in it. Long range touring cyclists can often be seen on the Hume riding the inland route to or from Sydney. The Princes Highway (100km/h limit) from Geelong to Melbourne (not allowed on West Gate Freeway / bridge) also allows cyclists and a bike "lane" is reserved for that, but the closer proximity of high speed traffic makes weekday and weekend riding sometimes nerve wracking, especially with B-Doubles passing and the occasional hoons throwing stuff out of their window.  My preference, in terms of safety, is to avoid the highway/freeway as far as possible and take the sedate and often more interesting route through towns largely bypassed by the freeway.
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13-07.-2007, 09:58 AM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
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I thought people are not allowed to ride on freeways?! So does some freeways allow for cyclists. Is it specified on a sign? |
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13-07.-2007, 11:05 AM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
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Where cyclists are specifically permitted to use the sealed shoulder on freeways, that will be advised by a sign at the commencement of the freeway and periodically along its length eg. advisory signs about crossing the point in a merging carriageway, of which there are dozens on the Hume Freeway alone.
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13-07.-2007, 05:30 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
How is Burwood or Nepean HWY for riding?
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13-07.-2007, 05:32 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
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13-07.-2007, 06:37 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
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Nepean Highway is a busy beast and can get quite heavy in peak periods. It's wide and fast and undulating in some parts; getting on to it from St Kilda Junction is tricky because of wide intersections and cars moving literally in all directions (and not always according to what the lights indicate!). Shared parking/cycling lane is thumbed because of narrow lee-way with cars when parked there. Haven't ridden the Burwood Highway.
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13-07.-2007, 08:28 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
Riding on country freeways is permitted, riding on urban freeways is not. The Western Ring Road is an urban freeway, so no bikes. There is a map around somewhere showing where the urban/country boudary is as regards to bikes on freeways.
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13-07.-2007, 09:21 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
You can ride on most motorways in Sydney and it is clearly signposted and marked.
I'm pleasently supprised to hear that some of Melbournes also permit bikes, perhaps they should open more up. |
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13-07.-2007, 09:31 PM
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Re: Riding on HWY in Melbourne?
This from the vicroads site
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