No handlebars wider than 700mm allowed in Australia

[King_Crispy]

Isnt he there already, a society hand picked by the judges.... 

A penal colony   

[Falco]

I'd happily take a hacksaw to my handlebars if I could move to the "nanny state".

 

I suspect most saffers on the hub will agree, even though the cool kids won't admit it.

[Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

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[ChUkKy]

I'd happily take a hacksaw to my handlebars if I could move to the "nanny state".

 

I suspect most saffers on the hub will agree, even though the cool kids won't admit it.

 

If I could go now, I would definitely 

[marko35s]

They have less than 10% of our annual road death toll and you are saying their laws don't help?

 

Does not look like all the nanny state laws help save lives...

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/12/16/three-dead-in-horror-24-hours-on-nations-roads/

 

Strange, I thought if people stopped at red lights people would respect cyclists and stop the carnage. 

[popcorn_skollie]

I'd happily take a hacksaw to my handlebars if I could move to the "nanny state".

 

I suspect most saffers on the hub will agree, even though the cool kids won't admit it.

 

I'd love to visit for a short while. Surf the gold coast. But that's it.

Australia's particular brand of culture never really appealed to me. 

I really should go too. So much family in Sydney.

Whenever they're in SA they moan about us not visiting them.

But if I ever have the opportunity to go visit.

I'd probably choose to go somewhere else...

[Patchelicious]

We are a funny bunch. We all scream that we want stricter rules that need to be enforced. Then we laugh at those who do it.

 

I would gladly sacrifice 20mm on my MTB handle bars in exchange for the law enforcement that they have.

[jcza]

#firstworldproblems

[capediver]

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Fake.....

[LeoKnight]

Fake.....

 

 

You forgot to do it in a Donald Trump style of tweeting ... "Fake News !  " 

[Patchelicious]

You forgot to do it in a Donald Trump style of tweeting ... "Fake News ! "

"Totally fake news, not real, not even a little"

[big_mtn]

So, what's the danger with wide bars on MTB's riding offroad trails, if any?

Is this law restricted to public roads perhaps? Just curious.

[LongDonkey]

I need my extra 60, or 80 mm cant remember, on my handle bars.I am kinda an outsized guy , now i gotta ride a MTB in Aus that has aero width roadbike bars.

Think the Aussies are using it to mess with imports. Australia first........

[Ozzie NL]

"An organisation called Product Safety Australia"

 

The would lose their minds if they came to South Africa!

 

Must be real fun at a dinner party.

Are dinner parties ever fun???  

 

Only the braai with couple of frosties variety ticks my box

[Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

Fake.....

Obviously hahaha... 

 

Just a post about the the nannyish state.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Is this not just a restriction on the sale of new bikes with bars of >700mm? IE they need to come stock with those, but they can be changed out afterwards.