Kazan said..BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH...
Ok I am jumping in here because ... well... there is a lot of misinformation about the MAMILS (I am one) and yeah I also surf, SUP and Kite. So go figure! I must be a fooooken weirdo right?

Firstly, cyclists that ride in the dark without lights, are idiots and only on those cases will I jump on your red-neck bandwagons and admit they deserve a smacko!
But most cyclists are not like that and actually are very careful on the road - simply because it is their life on the line! So why put our lives on the line? Well ..
Why do you surf risking getting eaten by sharks?
Why the hell do you kite surf risking being lofted and smacked to the looney hospital?
Why do you ride a skateboard?
Why do you even get out of the house!? Tell you what. Why don't you stay inside and create us all more space!?
Cyclists pay rego you clowns! We all drive cars and we all work and pay taxes and contribute to the overall love of Australia just like you whinging scumbags.
But I digress... oh pardon me for not knowing that yeah... you're just a bunch of w*&*&krs that grew up possibly in Cronullla or some other red-neck corner of this country, with the stamp of "I DON'T GIVE A ShYTE ABOUT ANYONE BUT MYSELF", cause I am an Aussie- --- OI OI OI!
Are you proud now? Loving that XXXX / VB / <provide your own local piss here> and your footy eh pal!?
Now!
Lets leave all the stereotyping and rubbish behind us for once. Can we do that little one?
Lets get to some facts that NO MATTER what you say or do will not get changed, unless Big Ears wins the next election and we all just might as well go and stuff ourselves with homebrew and smokes!
Fact [1]: Cylists ARE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD 24hrs a day, any time, any day, any public road. So share it! I have to share it with your kids accidentally riding into my path when I drive. I have to share it when your tart can't walk across the road any faster because she's full of McDonalds from the night before! SO SHARE IT, OK!?
Fact [2]: Cyclists ARE ALLOWED TO RIDE TWO ABREAST. Y*eah you heard it right. We are allowed to "hog" the road or lane to ourselves just like a car would. And guess what!? Just like cars do not have a MINIMUM speed limit, so do cyclists... we can ride as SLOW or as fast as we want and guess what again? You just HAVE TO WAIT!
Fact [3]: Cycling is an important form of transport and recreation for many Australians. It is accessible to a wide range of people and has significant
health and environmental benefits for the community.
[4]: 2010 has continued a decade of dominance with bicycles outselling cars each year form the past decade by over 2,000,000. Over 1.3million bikes were sold in 2010. These figures represent a 12% increase from the previous year and a 67% increase from 2001, and has been increasing every year since.
[5]: The sales of bicycles are supported by figures released by the Australian government indicating a 32% increase in people choosing to ride a bike in the same period.
[6]: Over 1.9million Australians now cycle and 2008 saw the largest ever increase in cycling. 60% of Australian children cycle regularly and
cycling is now the 4th most popular physical activity behind walking, aerobics and swimming.
[7]: Australians are choosing the bicycle for transport, recreation, fitness, general health and sport in increasing numbers. The choice to ride a bicycle is increasingly broadly based on the entire population, not just the domain of the fit and sporty. And it's safer than driving a car due to the higher incidence of vehicle related accidents actually increasing by 5% since 2005.

: Gearing up for active and sustainable communities: National cycling strategy 2011-2016 has recently been released. Signed by all federal, state and territory transport ministers, the National Strategy aims to **double** the rate of cycling by 2016. Cycling is here to stay!
[9]: In 2009, 10.6% of Queenslanders aged over 15 years and 56.3% of children under 15 years participated in cycling
And so on!
You know, it's a shame that in a Longboard forum we are surrounded by the "militant surfer". Where has the relaxed longboarder gone? The one that surfed hang-10s and went home with a smile, not an attitude!?
So guys... get your facts right.
Cycling and the MAMILS are here to stay