Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of the boy who died riding his bike to school this morning in Raymond Terrace. The 15 year old boy was riding his bike along Mount Hall Road before crossing at the intersection at Clyde Circuit, where the school bus hit him outside…
Bicycle NSW was pleased to attend today’s Cycling Without Age trishaw and program launch event jointly supported by Woollahra and City of Sydney Councils. Lord Mayor of Sydney Ms Clover Moore, and the Mayor of Woollahra Mr Peter Cavanagh were proud to launch the trishaw having jointly committed funds for its purchase. The Danish Consul…
NSW as a state, and Sydney as a city, won a dubious first place for the longest commuting times in Australia. How long commutes impact health This is based on the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey of over 17,000 Australians. Too much time spent commuting by motor vehicle is bad for…
Did you know bike riding can help prevent infection? When a member asked us for an article on vaccination, and a reminder to stay up to date with shots, we turned up some surprising research. As our member pointed out, many riders are adventurous and love mountain biking, trail riding and challenges that can involve…
We were wrong and we owe Western Australia an apology! Bicycle NSW compared the state government budgets for ‘active transport’, and divided by the 2019 population to find out our ranking. This was a complex exercise and some of the funds we thought were to have been allocated over 4 years in Western Australia, actually…
A fully loaded waste disposal truck reversing down your street at just 5km/h has the same momentum as a Toyota Camry traveling at 67km/h – this is why SUEZ, the resource management company, has implemented advanced safety features on their trucks. Traveling through high density areas with many vulnerable road users, the collection trucks used…
Safety in and around heavy vehicles starts from the ground up and relies on drivers to maintain a high level of knowledge and awareness. As recently discussed, SUEZ has a high safety priority within their company and implement additional technology for their trucks – but in the end, drivers are the key to it all…
Most streets in NSW get at least one heavy vehicle visiting to collect waste and recycling each week. As part of our heavy vehicle campaign, we wanted to understand and explain some of the issues faced by heavy vehicle drivers. To do this we visited the SUEZ team at the Eastern Creek Waste Management Centre…
Bicycle NSW has applied for funding to develop a navigation app to enable people to plan safe journeys by bike. We realise this will also help people who use wheelchairs to plan their journeys. Most mapping applications are designed for cars and not the needs of people looking for safe routes to travel by bike…
Bicycle NSW needs your help to secure funding to develop a navigation app to enable people to plan safe journeys by bike. Most mapping applications are designed for cars and does not cater for the needs of people looking for safe routes to travel by bike. This can result in riders being directed onto busy…