Sunday, November 8, 2009

Sue, Mr Rubbo and Australian Bixis


Some of you may remember Sue Abbott, the Australian woman fighting her ticket for cycling with a helmet. The Australian documentary filmmaker Mike Rubbo made a film about her getting ready for court, which we blogged here.
Mr Rubbo made a film following Sue on the day she showed up in court, which you can see above. She lost her case, which wasn't really a surprise, but the judge didn't really take her position seriously, which really is his job. Sue has now decided to appeal, taking her battle for bicycling freedom to the next level.

Good luck to her. We haven't had bicycle 'activists' in Denmark for many years but we certainly used to and anyone fighting to ride a bicycle as they see fit gets our respect. Not least because it's also about questioning society's tendency to ignore the problem - the automobile.

2 comments:

  1. Touch-MoneyNovember 8, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Yeah but when you REALLY think about it we all SHOULD be wearing helmets. ESPECIALLY when we are around motorists who don't always pay enough attention. A helmet is probably my next bike purchase.

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  2. Brandon HarrellNovember 8, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    It is true we should all be wearing helmets but I don't think governments should be wasting tax payers dollars to enforce such a law. Thats madness. People shouldn't have to wear a hard hat to ride their bike down the street. Ya know. Maybe i'm just young and crazy. haha but she was grown and not so sexy.

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