Alex Greenwich MP, Member for Sydney, has written to the government to support our calls to change rule 74 to improve road safety. What is rule Road Rule 74? One of the recommendations Bicycle NSW made to the NSW Stay Safe Inquiry Into Reducing Trauma on Local Roads was to change Road Rule 74 to…
NSW Police and Crime Stoppers NSW, as part of the 4D’s road safety initiative, are asking road users to report drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving. Addressing Car Driver Deaths The emphasis in promoting the campaign has been on addressing car driver deaths, with a focus on speeding. However, Bicycle NSW has been assured that…
Overseas standards for construction and heavy vehicles are safer than Australia, and finally we may see improvements here. What is CLOCS? Bicycle NSW focuses on heavy vehicle safety, because too many riders have been killed in crashes involving heavy vehicles. We have explained the Construction Logistics and Community Safety Scheme (CLOCS) and the higher standards…
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…
One of the Bicycle NSW team members rides a bicycle and motorbike on the road, both of which have some different rules to car drivers. The Same For Everyone Many of the road rules are the same for everyone. Red lights, stop signs, navigating roundabouts and obeying speed limits are all the same for motor…
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 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…
Today, Bicycle NSW held an official launch, at NSW Parliament, for our Safety on Spokes road safety campaign. Safety On Spokes Launch attendees: Left to Right: Christopher Gulaptis MP • Bastien Wallace, GM of Public Affairs, Bicycle NSW Act Spt Benjamin McFarlane • Bernard Carlon, Centre for Road Safety • Alistair Ferguson, CEO, Bicycle NSW…
Over 40 riders joined the 3rd NSW Safe Cycling Ride last weekend for a fun and educating ride. Back in June, we caught up with Gina who is passionate about creating safer cycling. She came up with the idea to help humanise bike riders to encourage vehicles to provide safer distance when they overtake riders.
Over 10km of pop-up bike lanes have been delivered around Sydney’s CBD in a partnership between Transport for NSW and the City of Sydney. Sydney’s Pop-Up Cycleways A key public health measure, COVID-19 pop-up cycleways are designed to make it easier and safer to ride. Transport for NSW has been implementing changes across the State’s…