The police will make an eleventh hour offer to prevent cyclists from being closed on Peak Hour on Peak Hour on Peak Hour on Friday.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) will appear on Thursday at the Brisbane Magistrates Court to claim that the Mars, who would block all six lanes, should not take place on Friday morning.
Protesters demand the Brisbane city council devoted one lane to cyclists and pedestrians.
The Story Bridge footpaths have been closed since March and the council has repeatedly refused to say when they will reopen.
Cycling Group Space4Cyclingbne plans to attach the protest unless it is closed before the court. ((Facebook: Space4Cyclingbne))
Protest organizer Kathryn Good said that the detour of the council was a “nightmare” that turned a 10 -minute cycle into a dangerous living traffic of 35 minutes.
“I am personally aware of two people who have been involved in collisions while taking this detour,” she said.
“It takes you through really busy one-way CBD streets that do not have a protected infrastructure for bicycles or scooters.
“The point of protesting in peak hours is to point out the inequality between how motorists are treated when an important route to the city is closed for an hour, versus how active transport users are treated.”
She said the protest would not take place if the court judged it illegally.
‘Extending rebellion on wheels’
During a council meeting on Tuesday, Lord Mayor Adrian Schinner said that the bicycle activists would cause traffic chaos.
“This is extinguishing rebellion on wheels that we are talking about,”
Said CR Schrinner.
“It is fully supported and supported by the Greens who want to disrupt the 96 percent of people who want to use the bridge for the 4 percent of the people who want to use the bridge.”
Adrian Schinner said that the protest was “exclusion on rebellion on wheels”. ((ABC Radio Brisbane: Kenji Sato))
A spokesperson for the QPS said that the judicial request had been submitted after the conversations had been demolished.
“The municipal council of the police and Brisbane tried to deal with the protest organizer with regard to suitable protest plans, but mediation was not successful,” said the spokesperson.
“Under the provisions of the Peaceful Assembly Act, the police will submit documentation to Brisbane Magistrates Court for a decision that must be taken with regard to the notification of the intention of holding a public meeting.”
The story bridge was imposed on the limits for pedestrians because of the deterioration of the footpaths.
The mayor has repeatedly called on the state and the federal government to finance the repair of the bridge.
But on Tuesday, CR Schrinner had acknowledged that the council had not asked the Queensland’s government for money.
He said the council wanted to prepare a business case before he would submit a formal request.
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