Food delivery by bike is popular in NSW, offering a low-carbon, inexpensive service, that de-congests roads and gets food to hungry people. However it is not without issues. Bicycle NSW has shared our road rules resources with food delivery companies, that explain laws specifically related to bike riding in pictures. We have also encouraged our…
Would you help us keep safe cycling through the Rozelle Interchange Project? We have explained the challenges and safety issues involved in current Westconnex development plans at the Rozelle interchange. This includes removing two safe overpasses for people who walk and cycle for years during construction. What’s Happening At Rozelle Interchange? The current replacement plan…
Changes for thousands of people who walk and ride bikes. The Westconnex Rozelle Interchange project proposes changing connections between the inner west and central Sydney. This is a complicated project and Bicycle NSW has devoted significant time to meetings, reviews and providing feedback. The Lilyfield Road cycleway that runs through this area has one of…
Bicycle NSW has been working on ways to make light rail tracks safer for people who ride bikes or use wheelchairs. Last March we wrote about crossing light rail tracks. There are things road and light rail designers, and bike riders, could do to make crossing safer. Unfortunately, in Newcastle at the intersection of Scott…
Since March 2019, Bicycle NSW has been working to try and make light rail crossings safer. Now, we need your help! This work has included researching and writing about the issue, working with the government advising and providing feedback on signage and infrastructure development. For people riding bikes, using wheelchairs and prams crossing light rail…
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of the rider who died following a crash that occurred during an attempt to cross light rail tracks in Newcastle. A 51-year old man was riding his bike and tried to cross the light rail tracks at the intersection of Pacific and Scott…
Current Road Safety advice is for people riding bikes to wear ‘bright, light or reflective clothing’ to increase the chances that drivers will see them. But does this work? Sorry I Didn’t See You SMIDSY, the acronym for ‘Sorry Mate I Didn’t see You’, is a common experience for people who ride bikes on the…
Bicycle NSW is calling for all heavy vehicles to be fitted with side underrun protection. Here’s what it means and why it matters. Side underrun protection devices look like rails fitted to the sides of heavy vehicles in the spaces between the wheels. According to the Australian Trucking Association: “Side underrun protection devices protect road…
Last Thursday evening representatives of Bicycle NSW and the Newcastle Cycleways Movement attended the National Road Transport Association meeting at Gilbert & Roach in Hexham, to better understand the issues behind the Heavy Vehicle National Law Review. Bicycle NSW has encouraged bike riders, pedestrians, motorbike riders and horse riders to contribute to the Heavy Vehicle…
You can help make national heavy vehicle law safer for everyone. Part of our heavy vehicle campaign includes changing the law to help improve road safety. The current Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) is up for review and you can help change it for the better. You have until Friday 31 May, 2019 to provide…