Brisbane cyclists complain 10kmph speed limit is so slow it's dangerous

that is only 6mph!!! How can you even stay upright going that ridiculously low speed? I sure hope it isn't downhill on top of it

Hmm, so what would the the position if you got off, shouldered your bike, and ran (that is assuming you are not using road pedals).

There is also a 10km/h limit posted on Southbank in Melbourne. I think if it were enforced, cyclists would take to the surrounding roads en masse, which would be an undesirable result.

Realistically, if you are looking down at your bike computer all the time, you are not looking where you are going.

If speed's the issue, shouldn't they fine runners as well when going faster than 10 KPH? Which is pretty easy to do...

Great to see Brisbane making Road.cc! One of my training buddies got done last week. Bit silly as we run through there at 16-20 kph, but we do need to stop idiots attacking Strava segments on what is essentially a pedestrian boulevard.

I live in brisbane and ride through south bank at least once a week and I have to say I've never seen a speed limit sign. Depending on the time of day there are often large groups of tourists walking along the riverside pathway so it's usually necessary to go pretty slowly anyways which really doesn't bother me, it's about 1k, the scenery is nice and the weather is usually beautiful. To be fair to brisbane city council there is some pretty good cycling infrastructure in the city although its a shame how much money they have wasted on a bike share scheme that hardly anyone uses.

In context, South Bank Parklands is a a narrow riverside green strip in the city centre with meandering paths full of pedestrians. It's a place that no sensible cyclist would ride through at speed.

Really? ReaLLY? REEAALLYYYY?

Thats 6mph, or how fast a Royal Mail postie is expected to walk on his rounds...

...so effectively they're asking cyclists to ride at walking speed - which kind of defeats the purpose of riding in the first place.

Surely its easier to restrict cycling or better still provide proper infra for them..? As already said joggers will be going faster than that.

10km/h is indeed slow but if you can't balance at that speed then you probably need to go on a cycling skills course. Keeping it balanced at much less than that isn't a big ask, even track standing is easy enough if you practice it.

Well you don't need to keep balanced in a car no matter how slow you go, so no.

While I can see where the Brisbane cyclists are coming from and riding a bike is obviously different from driving a car, I also can't help feeling that if this was a group of Brisbane motorists complaining of the risks of 'losing focus' due to the low speed limit their 'fears' would be the subject of a fair amount of mirth. At best.

That said 10Kph is bloody slow.

An yes actually, this fence is quite comfortable, thanks for asking

Um, as it's not a legal requirement to have a speedo on a bike, how can cyclists be subject to any speed limit - it's pure guesswork as to how fast you're going...

Those pedestrians, they're always walking three abreast darn it

They don't even pay tax!

Three times the limit
Maybe this is because they are riding upside down in Australia? All the blood goes to their heads?

A lot of people run faster than this, will they be stopping people running too?