A complaint to Metlink about a bus driver in Footscray:
Hi,
On my bicycle ride home today through Footscray I was subjected to rude and aggressive driving by a Bus Link bus driver near Footscray station.
A cyclist sharing the road with other road users should have the same rights as other road users. Today a bus driver stopped at some traffic lights next to me and started indicating left, wanting to stop at an upcoming bus stop. As I was inside him, and had arrived at the stop before him, I didn't believe he had the right of way/priority. I left when the lights turned and the driver then proceeded to use his horn to indicate his displeasure, seeming to expect I should get out of his way as his vehicle was bigger then mine. When he stopped at the bus stop I stopped and tried to point out that I am another road user, but he started shouting and getting angry with me, so I left to continue my journey. After this the bus driver then roared past me as he left the stop to get to the next left turn before me...
This isn't the first time I have found bus drivers to be unpleasant to bike riders. I use public transport as well as my bike, and appreciate being a bus driver may be a difficult job, but I do believe it should be possible for us all to get along together on the road, but equally I don't feel cyclists should have to feel intimidated by buses.
Regards,
Andrew
Thank you for your feedback which we have forwarded to the most appropriate public transport organisation.
You will receive a response within seven business days as each case is categorised and prioritised.
More information on the feedback process can be found on the Metlink website at http://feedback.metlinkmelbourne.com.au
Please quote your case number 2010/58408 in future correspondence regarding your feedback.
Kind regards,
The team at Metlink
30.9.09
DJ Hell Ft.P Diddy - "The DJ (Radioslave remix)"
The 28 minute version - "I hate the 4 minute version"http://www.playgroundmag.net/unmedia/7071/dj-hell-y-p-diddy-the-dj-radioslave-remix
8.9.09
25.8.09
Posterous to blogger to...
So I can post to posterous and it will end up on blogger and propagate from there...
17.3.09
Sound Relief at the MCG
On Saturday 14th March I continued my Aussie music education at the Sound Relief concert at the MCG. I moved to Melbourne from the UK about 18 months ago, and have seen a few local acts since, but this was going to be a one off chance to see some legendary groups. We didn’t quite make it the MCG for the noon start, but that meant we got to hear Coldplay’s set from Sydney on the radio, including John Farnham joining them for You’re the Voice. We were happy to find our seats had some cover when we got to them, as it wasn’t the driest of days. Soon The Kings of Leon came on stage, and apparently as is normal when they play in big stadiums, it started raining. They played 4 songs, and the crowd got going.
Paul Kelly played a more laid back acoustic set, the highlight’s being rendition’s of Leaps and Bounds with it’s references to the G, How to Make Gravy and Meet Me in the Middle of the Air.
Augie March were a new one to me and I enjoyed their set.
We went for a wander into Richmond during the next couple of acts, and returned to hear the sounds of Crowded House drifting out of the stadium, we rushed in and caught most of the brief set – my Aussie other half has a small obsession with Neil Finn, and it was great to here Weather With You in the sunshine with 80,000 people singing along…
The rain returned with Jack Johnson, who again brought things back down a little with his more mellow sound.
Wolfmother certainly weren’t mellow, the lead singer/guitarist is certainly entertaining to watch! Next came the minute’s silence, a message from the two Princes in London and then Kylie, who did a good job singing I Still Call Australia Home without any backing, quite different to her usual fair too!
I hadn’t heard of the Hunters and Collectors until my wife dug out her vinyl collection a few months ago, and I’d only listened to the album a couple of times. They were great on stage and most of got something right if Do You See What I See out of my head a few days later. The crowd loved them, and it was hard not to get carried along with it.
Split Enz are a bit more familiar to me, we’d seen Tm Finn play a small gig a couple of weeks before, but the full stage show was excellent, and a bit different from the other bands.
Again there was a lot of singing along, and I even I could join in with I See Red.
As a recent arrival I’m more used to seeing Peter Garrett in a suit and tie than fronting The Oils, but The Beds are Burning is a tune I knew, but didn’t perhaps realise its full significance until the hype during the week before the concert.
That, along with the Hendrix style guitar solo rendition of Advance Australia Fair were the highlights of the set for me, the whole thing was pretty special though, knowing this was a one off as well. By the end off the night we had made it on to the hallowed turf, it was amazing to look around and watch the massive crowd at the MCG going off to the music, and all in such a good cause. It will certainly be a day I remember for a long time…
Augie March were a new one to me and I enjoyed their set.
We went for a wander into Richmond during the next couple of acts, and returned to hear the sounds of Crowded House drifting out of the stadium, we rushed in and caught most of the brief set – my Aussie other half has a small obsession with Neil Finn, and it was great to here Weather With You in the sunshine with 80,000 people singing along…
The rain returned with Jack Johnson, who again brought things back down a little with his more mellow sound.
Wolfmother certainly weren’t mellow, the lead singer/guitarist is certainly entertaining to watch! Next came the minute’s silence, a message from the two Princes in London and then Kylie, who did a good job singing I Still Call Australia Home without any backing, quite different to her usual fair too!
I hadn’t heard of the Hunters and Collectors until my wife dug out her vinyl collection a few months ago, and I’d only listened to the album a couple of times. They were great on stage and most of got something right if Do You See What I See out of my head a few days later. The crowd loved them, and it was hard not to get carried along with it.
Split Enz are a bit more familiar to me, we’d seen Tm Finn play a small gig a couple of weeks before, but the full stage show was excellent, and a bit different from the other bands.
Again there was a lot of singing along, and I even I could join in with I See Red.
As a recent arrival I’m more used to seeing Peter Garrett in a suit and tie than fronting The Oils, but The Beds are Burning is a tune I knew, but didn’t perhaps realise its full significance until the hype during the week before the concert.
That, along with the Hendrix style guitar solo rendition of Advance Australia Fair were the highlights of the set for me, the whole thing was pretty special though, knowing this was a one off as well. By the end off the night we had made it on to the hallowed turf, it was amazing to look around and watch the massive crowd at the MCG going off to the music, and all in such a good cause. It will certainly be a day I remember for a long time…
4.9.07
Hard Fi
We went to see Hard Fi last night at the BBC Maida Vale/Vegas studios, as part of Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.
Zane interviewed a member of the audience who described the place as being like a broom cupboard / a school hall...
Hard Fi were great, but the audience participation went about as far as a bit of clapping and nodding of the head, maybe that's because it was early and there isn't a bar at the venue.
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