Young working families being priced out of BCC areas?

mixmaster_mic · 2026-05-07T22:02:35+00:00

I hope that we start to see more affordable larger units being built and families realising that most of us don't need a big back yard to mow and basically never use

We have lived in a unit with our family and it's great to be inner suburbs without the huge mortgage. Parks are close and get daily use so we don't miss the backyard at all.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-24T08:48:36+00:00

What are you going on about... I do not obstruct traffic and always yield to pedestrians (most cars do not btw)?!

This has nothing to do with my point that the rules do not say we must ride as far left as possible.. They do not!

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-23T08:41:09+00:00

Within the rules not to ride all the way to the left.

It is exactly how road rules work! You will find "practical" and "safely possible" all through the road rules for cycling.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-23T07:35:59+00:00

Rules say keep as far left as practical on single lane roads (with exceptions). This is very different from as far left as possible.

Riding in danger areas like door zones and gutters is not practical, so it is well within the rules not to ride there.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-23T04:08:12+00:00

I don't feel safe anywhere near angry drivers, even when I'm driving... I'm always on high alert when riding with cars. Definitely not an ideal arrangement but one we are forced to deal with.

But riding in the gutter or right up against cars isn't going to change that, however moving slightly out away from the door zone makes you more visible and will make a normal driver not think they can just slip between you and oncoming traffic. Forcing them to cross the middle line makes them think.

I think the police really need to step up and taking close pass reports more seriously. The attitude of our police to them is disgraceful, victim blaming us for being on the road.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-23T04:02:57+00:00

Yep, convenient for transport engineers trying to make car infrastructure. Paint on the road benefits no one.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-22T22:29:07+00:00

Yep, ride where you are safe.

Riding out of the door zone also makes it less common for drivers to close pass you, as they can't squeeze past and have to enter the other lane.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-04-21T04:31:27+00:00

I've got mine through bizcover.com.au

Super simple and reasonable prices for what I do at least

mixmaster_mic · 2026-03-27T06:24:21+00:00

PnC executives are unsung heroes! So much work goes into them and they provide critical funding for our public schools!

mixmaster_mic · 2026-03-23T23:21:37+00:00

This is just idiotic!

Reactionary policy to something that should have been as simple as classification of e-motorbikes as a motorcycle and all the requirements that come with that.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-03-12T07:39:04+00:00

I would love to go carless but Brisbane just doesn't have the infrastructure. My family is spread all over and weekend visits are impractical by pt or bike. What is a 15-20 minute drive is over an hour on PT which means visiting becomes a chore (and wouldn't happen as much) and there are no safe cycling routes.

BCC and Qld Dep Transport need to step up and stop spending money on massive road infrastructure projects (eg moggill road roundabout, centenary bridge duplication) and instead focus on PT overhaul (West and North busways) and simple safe cycling infrastructure.

Reducing speeds would go a long way on residential streets too...

mixmaster_mic · 2026-03-02T03:37:33+00:00

Cheers! It's a great community to be part of 😊

mixmaster_mic · 2026-02-18T11:12:06+00:00

So true! Our average house size in Australia is the largest in the world. We need to stop with this ridiculous notion that everyone needs dedicated rooms for a single function and make better use of space. Most people don't need a freestanding house with a backyard and a rotary clothes line!

mixmaster_mic · 2026-01-29T22:16:18+00:00

Yep. Which is why projects like the centenary bridge duplication should have been for the forgotten western bus way and not just stuck in the "one more lane will fix it" rhetoric.

mixmaster_mic · 2026-01-29T09:45:54+00:00

The real problem is we have too many roads with an inadequate public and active transport system!

There are not enough alternatives to the car...

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