Memetic

Great advice firewall. Last year I tea-boned a car that pulled out in front of me going down Kloofnek. I went over the car smashed my face into the road (thank goodness for the helmet) and was unconscious for a minute and disorientated for a few minutes after that. The women responsible was very apologetic and admitted responsibility. However, in my dazed state I toke down limited information (basically contact details) and assumed the best. A few weeks later I got a letter from her insurance company claiming she wasn't responsible (since I had crashed into her) and there would be no pay out unless I provided evidence to the contrary. After many exchanges I decided to let it go. The time and cost to sue her would have exceeded my medical and bike damage costs.

There are numerous reasons to build bicycle lane infrastructure over more expensive car/bus systems. An article in American Bikes highlighted this: American Bikes - Top 10 Facts Although drawn from American stats this is still applicable to some degree in developing countries.

The relatively new bicycle lane that runs next to the Liesbeck river has a similar problem with Devil Thorns. I used to cycle from Claremont to the Black River Park center and on one occassion pulled out 7 thorns from my mountain bike tyres. Filling up with sludge reduced the number of road side punctures I had to do but still a pain. Going to try out the new Tableview lane this weekend but I guess I will be using my sludge filled mountain bike rather than my road bike.