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DJs
Mar 10, 2006 20:56:52 GMT 10
Post by cdfeto on Mar 10, 2006 20:56:52 GMT 10
This is a thread posted on Farkin :
"ll our jumps in Canberra are getting knocked down (Fadden, Chisholm, Yarralumla, Collins). We're gonna get a group of people to go to parliament house this Sunday and try to get them to stop buldozing our jumps. if ur interested post back on this thread, or come to parliament house on 2 with ur bike and helmet and stuff. Come on guys we need lots of people to show up, we are sick of getting our bloody trails and jumps knocked down by the councils! Come and bring all your mates." (julien123)
farkin forums - riding - /djs/4x/urban/trials
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DJs
Mar 10, 2006 21:27:13 GMT 10
Post by tomac on Mar 10, 2006 21:27:13 GMT 10
uh huh.
Parliament house just happens to be here, it has nothing to do with local politics.
The ACT legislative assembly in civic would be a far more...useful place to protest.
- Joel
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DJs
Mar 11, 2006 7:04:36 GMT 10
Post by cdfeto on Mar 11, 2006 7:04:36 GMT 10
Yeh, we were thinking about that ... Where abouts is the ACT legislative assembly ?
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DJs
Mar 11, 2006 8:48:26 GMT 10
Post by tomac on Mar 11, 2006 8:48:26 GMT 10
it's in Civic near the Canberra theatre. Across London cct from the commonwealth bank/Montezuma's.
perhaps you should mention this in the farkin thread. I start spelling poorly and stop maintaining my bike when I visit that site.
- Joel
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DJs
Mar 13, 2006 7:20:20 GMT 10
Post by AlexPV on Mar 13, 2006 7:20:20 GMT 10
its the one with the gold posts
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DJs
Mar 13, 2006 7:26:40 GMT 10
Post by JoelO on Mar 13, 2006 7:26:40 GMT 10
i don't get it. is something actually happening or are you just going to ride up and sit out the front for a couple of hours?
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DJs
Mar 13, 2006 16:41:30 GMT 10
Post by AlexPV on Mar 13, 2006 16:41:30 GMT 10
also which jumps were knocked down in yarralumla? the big ones? if so that is sad, alot of work went into them.
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DJs
Mar 15, 2006 8:19:55 GMT 10
Post by tomac on Mar 15, 2006 8:19:55 GMT 10
so did anything happen with this?
- Joel
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DJs
Mar 15, 2006 17:26:08 GMT 10
Post by cdfeto on Mar 15, 2006 17:26:08 GMT 10
yeh, ALL the jumps at Yarra got destroyed ! Still don't know why, they've been there for ages and the council new about them ...
I think nothing happened on sunday.
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DJs
Mar 15, 2006 20:50:15 GMT 10
Post by tomac on Mar 15, 2006 20:50:15 GMT 10
they're on public land. Nobody cares for a while. People ride on them sometimes, they enjoy them and sometimes they fall off. Enter the child of rich parents (it's yarralumla, expect it), rides the jumps, falls off, scrapes knee. Child's parents call council, council fear litigation (many millions of dollars, potentially) and bulldozes jumps.
It's about liability, once the threat of litigation (suing) rears its head they're gone. Get rid of the liability and you keep the jumps. Private property, getting users (who are over 18) to sign a disclaimer before using the jumps (not really possible), or getting council to co-operate and pay for an insurance provider (what happens at races and events).
- Joel
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DJs
Mar 16, 2006 7:47:11 GMT 10
Post by cdfeto on Mar 16, 2006 7:47:11 GMT 10
Ow ok. Well thanks for all that explaining !
I reckon the only and easiest solution left is to build secretly.
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DJs
Mar 16, 2006 18:18:37 GMT 10
Post by AlexPV on Mar 16, 2006 18:18:37 GMT 10
The jumps in yarralumla were top secret, built by bmxers, i doubt they are knocked down, ill check it out some time.
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