For bicycle tourism to work well, riders need to be able to reach destinations with their bike. A new independent campaign called Bikes on NSW TrainLink is calling for your support. We encourage contacting your MP by letter, email or social media message and ask them to support roll-on roll-off bike storage on trains. You…
A man died in Bankstown on Saturday night after he was hit by a car whilst riding his bicycle. Paramedics and Police were called to Canterbury Road near Chapel Road at around 10:30pm on Saturday night after a man, believed to be in his 50’s, was hit by a driver. In spite of the best…
There has never been a better time to speak up about transport. Did you know that Transport for NSW is reviewing the Future Transport 2056 Plan and asking for your thoughts? We can see from the focus topics that many issues you care about may have been forgotten. You can ensure that what you…
October is National Safe Work Month and new regulation has been proposed for the food delivery industry. But, sadly, it is evident that a lot is missing. Over the past two years we have worked with MP’s, SafeWork and the Joint Taskforce: Food Delivery Rider Safety on safety issues, because food delivery riders face the…
Now that NSW vaccination rates have hit 80%, and the regulations have been amended, the plan for reopening is clear. Group rides Bike riders who are fully vaccinated will now be able to ride in groups and plan trips between Greater Sydney and the regions from the 1st of November. Outdoor events with COVID-safe plans…
Unfortunately riders looking forward to travelling between Greater Sydney and regional NSW will need to wait until November 1st as COVID measures announced. Regional Travel NSW is expected to reach 80% full vaccination of people over 16 over the weekend, and previous plans had included travel between Greater Sydney and regional NSW. Premier Perrottet has…
Recent research about share bike use summarised in The Conversation can tell us a lot about active transport preferences, but it leads to further questions. The research was based on data of 100 million trips taken on bike share schemes in 16 countries and 40 cities. Unlike people who own their own bikes, people who…
This Friday Bicycle NSW will appear before the Parliamentary Hearing: Transport and Infrastructure Committee with the Motorcycle Council for NSW on issues related to mobility as a service. Back in May 2021 we made a comprehensive submission to the Transport Technology Sector Inquiry. This addressed a range of issues including: Barriers to accessing and using…
The most popular question at Bicycle NSW over the last few weeks has been “When can we return to group rides?”. The health orders have changed again and for people who are vaccinated, the good news is you can return to group rides so long as the group isn’t more than 20 people. You are…
Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced a plan to reopen NSW, and we have set out what this means for bike riders. From next Monday, if you are fully vaccinated, the 5km travel restrictions do not apply to you. If you live in Greater Sydney you can ride anywhere within Greater Sydney. For people in NSW…