NSW Road rule 129 requires everyone to drive as near as practicable to the far left side of the road, except motorbike riders. Stay Safe Inquiry In August 2020, Bicycle NSW appeared before the NSW Stay Safe Inquiry Into Reducing Trauma on Local Roads and we recommended changes to make roads safer for bike riders.…
Even with COVID-19 keeping people at home more, 60% of fleet-running businesses believe congestion has increased in the last 12 months. The NRMA Business survey The NRMA annually surveys fleet-running businesses on their experiences of Sydney traffic. In their 2020 survey, it was found there were 3 main areas in Sydney causing congestion issues: Sydney…
No matter how you travel for work, you should arrive home safely. Legislation to Regulate Food Delivery Bicycle NSW has written previously about food delivery, delivery bikes and efforts to improve safety. We have also supported the efforts of Daniel Mookhey MLC and NSW Labor to introduce legislation to better regulate the food delivery sector.…
When it comes to riding a motorbike or bicycle, our thoughts often revolve around the destination, the speed, the distance, or even the terrain we’ll navigate. But how often do we pause to consider the importance of stopping? Number Of Road Users When road users assess how to safely merge into traffic, navigate, or come…
Thousands of bike riders will benefit from the new cycleways being proposed along Oxford, Liverpool and College streets. As one of the busiest cycling routes in NSW, City of Sydney and Transport for NSW wanted to create safer spaces for people to ride into and out of the CBD. Liverpool St and Elizabeth St cycleway…
Road rules in New South Wales (NSW) apply differently depending on the type of vehicle. While many rules are the same across the board, others are tailored to meet the unique characteristics of bicycles, motorbikes, and motor vehicles. This distinction highlights both the strengths and vulnerabilities of different modes of transport. Bicycle NSW is working…
On the road we indicate intent, and depend on cooperation to change lane, turn and navigate a roundabout. Merging at a roundabout Too often marked bike lanes vanish faster than an ice-block on a hot day, and riders need to merge into traffic to travel forwards, enter a roundabout or turn. Sometimes cars and obstacles…
A member commenting on social media compared our efforts to improve the Westconnex Rozelle Interchange, to the labours of Sisyphys- Greek mythology’s metaphor for a hopeless task. Constant Issues For Bikes Just when we think we’ve made progress in the uphill battle, another round of photos or batch of emails arrives. Bicycle NSW, together with…
People opposed to bike riding have developed a new approach to disrupt progress, but we’re not dazzled by the gaslight. Objections For Safety Openly objecting to families and children having safe places to ride their bikes, separated from motor vehicles, is a bad look. Instead people opposed to cycling infrastructure and pop-up cycleways in their…
A recent audit of the City of Sydney has shown the improvement in bike infrastructure over the last year, mostly thanks to the pop-up cycleways. These 6 new pop-ups helped boost CoS score from a 38 to 43 (out of 100) for bikeability. Bicycle Network Analysis The Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA) measures how well bike…