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Motorbike on Connex Train
09 May 2008 Melbourne , Australia
I have seen some crazy things whilst I have been in Australia but this takes the biscuit!
Currently in Melbourne we are having a major transport problem as the population increases faster than the transport network can grow. Look at my post a year ago on a typical train journey. How crazy is it to let people take motorbikes onto the train instead of riding them on the road?
This is not an isolated incident; it is the third one I have seen in the past month.
Shame on you Connex.
8 comments
Morgan says: That is just mental!
Dad says: saves on the petrol..
griffmiester says: it's actually a scooter, not a motorbike... but that's still insane.
Viva says: Actually, anything with a flammable liquid isn't allowed on the trains. This is illegal/fineable.
Nic says: That is an electric scooter, classified under victorian law as a bicycle
(hence the bicycle helmet)...
Simon says: OK it may be allowed but surely not in rush hour.
Think says: How About only allowing it inside one carriage , like this it would allow all passengers to be happy . .. Cheers
john says: actually by law, that is regarded as a motorcycle, and a motorcycle licence is required to ride it.
he's wearing a scooter helmet, which is very similar to a motorcycle helmet, but not that similar to a bicycle helmet. (it may look like a bicycle helmet because the bottom half of it is camouflaged against his top.)
this is illegal and i'm surprised he got onto the train without being caught. viva is right: anything petrol-driven is not allowed on trains.