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The creeks around Ipswich have PFAS signs on them because of this debacle. Good that they're suing but I doubt that it's enough to fix the damage and compensate victims.

Not all e-rideables are the same. Legal e-bikes are much safer than e-scooters due to wheel size and centre of gravity, and both are probably safer than e-motos because of the higher speeds involved.

FWIW I've seen plenty of kids hooning on e-motos and e-scooters, but yet to see it on a pedal-assisted bike.

Also, what about those kids who use pedal-assisted bikes to get to their friends' places, go to school, or leisure rides with family? Frankly the idea of banning this is ludicrous in my view.

I tend to notice that people less confident ride the footpath instead of on the road. I was thinking about this and I think this should be a choice, as footpaths tend to be better for a slower, leisurely pace. Of course a bike lane would be great here and would be a middle ground that might allow slightly faster riding without having to veer around pedestrians or pay close attention to driveways (the real reason why a lot of cyclists avoid footpaths).

The video doesn't quite capture the extent of Greater Brisbane's shared path network of unofficial bikeways that will technically also requires e-bikes and e-scooters to ride 10km/h.

It's simple math, but slow speeds like 10km/h would obviously double the time for the trip which is the real killer here.

I'll be at the mass ride tonight to show my support, as a regular cyclist and likely future e-bike owner who would like to ride on shared paths > 10km/h.

Yeah I feel you there. I'm not on Facebook so I just attend these sort of public events. I've mentioned it to BQ and South BUG before but the impression I got was that Facebook works for the majority.

There is a mass-ride event to protest the e-bike laws in Qld being held on Wednesday starting at 5pm from Raymond Park. Event being organised on the blue site: https://www.facebook.com/events/26438874392465778/

What about riding distances further than one would be capable or willing to ride without a motor?

Many people wouldn't be interested in riding, say, 10-15km each direction especially in a hilly area, but a motor could be a game changer.

The idea that you're not tough enough if you don't pushbike it is just ignorance and ironically more likely to push people into driving or other modes of transport.

Yay!

Can't make many comments on Chermside but the biggest issue with Upper Mount Gravatt is how car infested it is. Both kids and cyclists have been hit on Klumpp Road. It is near the V1 Veloway (the noisy, less pleasant part compared to the Woollongabba-CBD stretch) but otherwise has pretty poor cycling infrastructure.

My high level suggestion are:

• More bike lanes and bikeways. Connect up the Bulimba Creek bikeway to the Veloway - either needs a new bridge over the motorway or bike lanes on and around Kessels Road.
• Walking access to the Upper Mount Gravatt busway bus stop should be improved. Wider, flatter footpaths with more trees, reconfigured traffic lights. Do some user testing.
• The Griffith University stop on the busway should be moved southbound to the Park 'n' Ride at Klumpp Road, especially now that Mt Gravatt campus has closed. This would benefit Hibiscus, the local schools and sports club as well.
• Dunno what to do about the hellscape that is Logan Road and Kessels. Kessels Rd is a major arterial road that trucks use to get to the Gateway Motorway/Port of Brisbane. Maybe long term improvements to the rail network so that freight have separate tracks?

I worked at a university in the IT area. The influence of the Big 4 was visible, with corporate coloured decisions being made that favoured large companies over internal capabilities.

The outcome was already predetermined when the legislation was passed, and the report is being written with that in mind. The report basically has to push it forwards. If this had been done by the ALRC it would have looked quite different.

Your work computer likely contains personally identifiable information. Microsoft very likely has a significant profile on what you do at work and could conceivably link that to your other identities outside of work.

Are they actually doing that? It's hard to say. Microsoft does have relationships with data brokers like Snowflake Inc. and SCUBA plus its own internal capabilities like Xandr Inc.

Cross pollination is more than possible when employees use personsal devices to login to work accounts. Most of the people that I work with login to Slack on their personal device using Microsoft Entra SSO.

My previous job, yes! A few people had that fight years before I started and won. It was decided on the basis that we're Linux sysadmins who already operate a sizeable fleet of Linux systems and running our own desktops would be beneficial and self-supported.

Sadly my current employer doesn't share this view. We used a crippled Linux desktop through Apache Guacamole which is a bit average to say the least. I have to put up with the constant bullshit that is Windows and all of its ads, news headlines and trash that I don't want on my computer at work. I hate it but I have very little influence in that space.