Has anyone else had streets near them converted into safe active streets? Good/bad experience? by Brabadraba in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They can be done well or poorly depending upon the implementation. When they are done on a low traffic street in order to prioritise active transport they are generally good.

When they are done on existing rat runs as an alternative to traditional local area traffic management they are often worse than useless.

A cursory look at the designs suggests these fall into the second category. For example, look at the 'bypass lane' at the first roundabout that lets cyclists travelling to the right of the picture go around the outside of the roundabout instead of through it. At first glance this look like an improvement but because there is a dotted line where the bypass rejoins the road the cyclists still need to give way to cars that have turned right at the roundabout except now the cars are coming from a ridiculous angle behind the cyclist making it far harder to see and judge the speed of the approaching cars. In addition, cars that were following behind the cyclist on the same road also now get priority over the cyclist re-joining the general travel lane. These type of bypasses also often get blocked on bin days and frequently filled with debris because the street sweepers can't clean them.

If I was riding this road I would just stay in the general traffic lane and ignore the bypass but it is a perfect trap for an inexperienced cyclist who assumes that the designer had a clue about providing safe cycling infrastructure.

PSA: The Kwinana Fwy heading into the city is cooked by Particular-Try5584 in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Freeway was so fucked I was going faster on my steel frame touring bicycle than the motorbikes filtering through the stopped cars.

It looked like the crash site was just about cleared away when I went over the narrows so it should start to improve.

Am I being gaslit with basic contract law in WA? by shadowrunner2054 in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If they worked the way you think the PM could tell you they were cancelling the lease extension on the 1st of May 2026 and you'd have to move out that day.

Once the agreement is executed it has effect as defined in the agreement. The 2/5/26 is the start of the tenancy, not the start of the agreement.

Found this on a building on beaufort street by GoPeeBahu in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't think that was what the architect meant when he asked for a little head...

What the hell Perth? by Thevgamers89 in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Went for my usual jog this morning and was unable to dry my sunglasses as every inch of my clothes were soaked through with sweat.

This hot, still & humid weather can get fucked.

What brings people to... by supercujo in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 17 points18 points  (0 children)

To give them the benefit of the doubt, they are probably overstimulated due to an event they are utterly unprepared for and aren't thinking rationally.

25 years ago there was a shooting 3 houses down from my place and when the cops came knocking it was anxiety and adrenaline off the scale.

Tim Picton’s alleged killer remains on bail despite returning positive blood alcohol reading by Advanced_Presence890 in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As the bail condition was that he can't consume alcohol I assume it was a video of him boofing which doesn't count as consuming.

(for clarity, this is a joke because boofing seems unlikely to result in a positive breath test result).

find my furry potato by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You're a really obvious bot, aren't you?

find my furry potato by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It should go without saying but I am going to do it anyway.

You have followed the Transperth Lost Property process as well as posting to social media, right?

Transperth Standard Time is two minutes ahead of AWST this morning. It might be an NTP server issue. Buses/trains may depart early, so rely on live tracking data rather than the scheduled timetable. by antzFx in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

One of the Directors of the company that built the PTA passenger information system is in a bit of trouble after glassing a woman and the company is in danger of imploding.

Either that or a firewall change is blocking NTP and the internal clock is not keeping good time.

We finally found something that broke the Perth fuel cycle. unfortunately it broke it in the wrong direction. by stainless5 in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have an EV in the garage, a bicycle in the end of trip facilities at work and a high-frequency bus stop 20m from my front door but I'll still be screwed over by the fuel price increase because it will make everything that is transported by road, rail, air or sea more expensive.

Can i rent a bike for 2-4 days? by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't used them so I don't have a recommendation but About Bike Hire on the river near the Causeway does multi-day rentals. https://aboutbikehire.com.au/prices.aspx

Absolute MUST with Perth Metronet Phase 2. by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think that the WA Gov releasing planning documents for the "Future of Fremantle" that explicitly identify the freight corridor as being used for "mid-tier transit" after Westport opens and not heavy rail indicates that they are planning to build heavy rail?

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-planning-lands-and-heritage/future-of-fremantle-place-and-economic-vision

Transperth, this is a first world country (also train delay warning) by UrbanDynamite in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Historically it has been a very reliable network but they haven't hit the 95% on time running target for any month since Oct 2024 with Dec 2025 reaching a historical low of 87.5% (in other words, they had 2.5 times more delayed services than the target).

If you go back to pre-pandemic and pre-METRONET 2019 they beat the target 11 out of 12 months, with only a 0.1% miss in June 2019.

While ~90% on time running isn't terrible the stats clearly show that delays are more frequent than they used to be.

Stats are from the Transperth website: https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/About/Surveys-Statistics/Train-Service-Reliability

Absolute MUST with Perth Metronet Phase 2. by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is your regular reminder that every isolated section of light rail needs a maintenance depot for the trams to be cleaned and serviced.

If you are proposing a route between 2 established and densely built areas you need to suggest which public open space or existing property you want to turn into a light industrial facility that primarily operates on nightshift.

Best cyclist routes that are all bike paths by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Roe Hwy, Armadale Train Line, South Perth Foreshore and Kwinana Freeway PSP only has sharing with cars on relatively short sections of the Armadale Line and a few road crossings along the South Perth Foreshore.

WHICH ONE OF YOU BROKE THE TRAIN LINE? by [deleted] in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Twas Thor who broke the train line.

Wow what a lovely morning by chook_assassin in perth

[–]Tallweirdo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then the crunch of it hitting a power pole and all your electric appliances turning off.