NSW bike riders are tired of waiting for safer roads. Viral Video Endangering Riders Over the weekend a rider had a drink thrown at her whilst riding. Luckily she didn’t crash, but she is concerned a post circulating on social media may have inspired a copy-cat. One of our team members commutes regularly around the…
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of a 40 year old male rider who died following a crash last week. At around 4pm on Thursday the 21st of January, the man was riding his bike on Auburn Street in Goulburn when he was hit by the 27 year old male…
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…
Work will begin next Monday (January 11) for the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. It’s an exciting step in developing more rail trails across NSW and being able to revitalise the local economies in these regional areas. About the Project The local, Tweed Shire Council is planning a 24km rail rail along the disused Murwillumbah to…
If the unfortunate has happened, we want to help you get your bike back. It can be a stressful time, so we have outlined a few different approaches you can try to get your bike back. We also have an article on how to prevent bike theft to help stop this stressful time happening to…
Your bike is valuable. Not just in emotional means to you, but also in monetary means for thieves. We’ve got some tips below on how to prevent your bike from getting stolen. Locks Types of locks Choosing the right lock is the difference between your bike being easy or hard to steal. Cable locks –…
With the current COVID-19 restrictions constantly changing, how do they impact bike riders? Firstly, it is important to stay up to date by checking the NSW Health website as restrictions are changing rapidly and new locations are being added to the list for reported COVID-19 cases. Changes For Sport It is important to keep practicing…
Small changes to the COVID-19 restrictions for NSW have been made for Christmas. Last Monday we outlined restrictions put in place in NSW to control the COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Other states have also imposed restrictions on people entering from Sydney and NSW. Today small modifications were made to the restrictions…