https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/11/30/dealing-with-cycling-safety-in-nz/ Regular people riding bicycles Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:54:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/11/30/dealing-with-cycling-safety-in-nz/#comment-714 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:03:33 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=4164#comment-714 I would like to see all commercial cycle tours have to manage tours no differently to ‘working on the roads’ legislation which involves training as an ‘smtc’. farmers driving slow vehicles, or driving stock take the issue seriously so why dont Cycle tours take their responsibility seriously. it seems awefully haphazard as to what constitues road safety. on long wide roads, the issue isnt as bad compared to narrow road, with short sight lines and high density of traffic. In my opinion as a minimum there should be a tail end charlie who is at least 250 m behind the last cyclist.. also rather than have a lead vehicle, have it situated directly behind the last cyclist. they tend to have one person who rides with the group, which is a good approach. Road side mowers have a very good system in place, maybe commercial cycle tours could follow their model.

]]> https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/11/30/dealing-with-cycling-safety-in-nz/#comment-713 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:41:12 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=4164#comment-713 The foloowing question I have asked of Tourism Industry association and to date no reply
03 Nov 2013
Are Cycling Tours party to the Adventure Tourism Safety programme? Many Cycle Tours underatke unsafe practice which places their party at undue risk on the open road. This is often evedent on narrow and winding road with little or no warning to traffic form behind. I would hope it isnt a case of wait untill there is a multiple fatality before there safety is considered seriously
……………… and today 30 Nov 2013 I have asked the question again
Any answer to the above question? again today, around a sharp , blind corner, then found road covered with bicycles struggling up a hill, and a support van right on their tail all doing walking speed. The safety of these cyclists was seriosly compromised particularily the way some people take on blind corners. the person in charge of the group i spoke to didnt seem concerned at all. I have seen farnmer driving stock on the road offering great safety for their stock than these cycle groups do for their clients.

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