It has been a common route for all the city and eastern suburbs training groups for many many years. I've ridden it myself countless times but I'm afraid that the nature of the road and driving culture is such that this is going to become a more regular occurrence. Of course the comments will be of the "blame the victim" style, so not worth reading.
Nevertheless, this is big part of why I stopped riding much in Sydney some time back. I didn't realise how much my training for racing meant I put up with so much *** on the roads until I "retired" and learned that it was simply not enjoyable to ride there. Riding for pleasure wasn't overly possible. So I left town and have started riding again in much more cycle friendly location, and it's been bliss (although shifting all the extra kgs and crummy fitness are a challenge!).
Nevertheless, this is big part of why I stopped riding much in Sydney some time back. I didn't realise how much my training for racing meant I put up with so much *** on the roads until I "retired" and learned that it was simply not enjoyable to ride there. Riding for pleasure wasn't overly possible. So I left town and have started riding again in much more cycle friendly location, and it's been bliss (although shifting all the extra kgs and crummy fitness are a challenge!).