With one in five Australians having a mental illness in any year, bike riding can offer hope. Riding gets the blood pumping, body moving and also releases mood enhancing endorphins. It is this physical activity that impacts a person’s level of happiness and their overall mental health. According to a study by Sydney…
We love moves by major political parties to keep pumping up the promises for bike riding. The proof comes in the paving and delivery. Comparing the promises over 4 years looks like this. We have encouraged everyone who rides a bike to use the publicised promises in conversations with their local member and electoral candidates.…
One of the things Bicycle NSW does is represent bike riders in meetings with government and road safety stakeholders. At February’s Road Safety Partners’ Forum, Waverley Council shared the new approach it’s trying for road safety – setting a default speed of 40km/h across the whole Local Government Area. Waverley Council illustrated the rationale very…
Recent Seven News coverage of stories involving bikes provide ‘clickbait’ but ignore the real threats to people on the road. A person towing a suitcase on a bike, two people moving a sofa using bikes or a cropped photograph of a bike rider waiting for the lights to change at an intersection are sure to…
This Friday the 15th of March Australian students will strike, joining in a global climate action protest at up to 50 locations nationwide. In response to criticisms of last November’s protests, Doha Kahn says students will have their demands on their banners including: stopping the Adani coalmine, moving to 100% renewables by 2030 and no…
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the first woman – Sarah Maddock – to cycle from Sydney to Melbourne. Mulga Bicycle Tours and a modern-day Sarah Maddock are inviting Bicycle NSW members to join them on a fully supported cycling tour to celebrate the 125th anniversary. In 1894 Sarah was 34 and she had only taken up…
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of a person who died riding their bicycle yesterday, following a crash in the Newcastle suburb of Kooragang. At around 8:40 on Sunday 10 March 2019, emergency services were called to attend Heron Road, in the Newcastle suburb of Kooragang, following reports a cyclist had…
As we celebrate International Women’s Day there’s also space for reflection. Weekly participation for bike riding in NSW fell from 17.5% in 2015 to 12.5% in 2017, the lowest of any state, and just 26% of these riders were female. Only 7% of women use a bike for regular transport. We know that the barrier…
It has been great to see all parties take an unprecedented interest in bike riding, but what is the better deal? We’ve taken some of the hard work out of comparing funding commitments for walking and cycling for you. To make it clear we have recalculated each set of commitments over a 4 year period,…
The NSW Greens have announced their $1 billion pledge to get more people riding bikes. The Hon. Ms Cate Faherman MP has consistently supported safe cycling, cycling infrastructure and has questioned both The Hon Andrew Constance MP Minister for Transport, and The Hon Melinda Pavey MP Minister for Roads and Maritime Services on crucial issues for bike…