Riding to work can transform a boring commute into an economical, healthy, time-saving exercise. How that trip ends can make all the difference to you starting your day well and continuing to ride in future. Most riders will need somewhere to shower and change, a safe place to store their bike during the day and…
On Sat 23/2/19 at around 6.20am a male and female were hit whilst riding bicycles north along Nelson Bay Road approximately 1km south of the intersection with Salamander Way. The riders allege they were struck from behind by a ute travelling northbound and knocked off their bikes. The driver did not stop. The riders were…
Labor has pledged to spend $412 million over the next four years on the infrastructure we need for cycling and walking, more than double the expenditure figure given by the current transport minister. This adds to the commitment of $7 million for programs to get more children walking and cycling to school, and it represents…
Across New South Wales, air pollution stems from a variety of sources, including dust, bushfires, pollen, the fossil fuel industry, and motor vehicles. However, in Sydney, motor vehicles are the primary contributors, accounting for the largest share of emissions that adversely affect public health. The health impacts of traffic pollution are both significant and far-reaching.…
Travel to and from work can become an opportunity, rather than a chore, if you are able to ride your bike. A third of Australians don’t get enough exercise to stay healthy. Incorporating a 15 minute bike ride or walk to and from work could solve this problem. Some people need to drive a work…
Starting out with a few riders, Eurobodalla Bicycle User Group has exploded in size. Promoting the group as way to fitness, friends and freedom, Liz and Guy have transformed the way of life for many in the Eurobodalla Shire. Starting the Eurobodalla BUG thirteen years go, Guy, now President of the BUG, and his wife…
A crossing to prioritise pedestrians and bike riders was opened last week at Taylor Square in Sydney. Known as the Rainbow Crossing, it celebrates LGBTQI community ahead of the 2019 Mardi Gras and provides a colourful clap-back to the 2013 removal of a similar crossing on Oxford Street ordered by then Roads Minister Duncan Gay.
Some mainstream and social media users like to question money spent on bike paths, claiming they are unused. We thought a fact-check was in order.
We have seen a ‘safety in numbers’ argument that claims by getting more people cycling, bike rider safety will increase. This is often accompanied by the following OECD graph or similar: [OECD report p.114] The argument is simple, appealing and wrong – it makes two important mistakes. Firstly, it confuses correlation with causation. Did…
This winter instead of hanging up the bike until spring arrives, or travelling to the other side of the planet, have you considered a winter cycling holiday closer to home in warm outback or tropical north Queensland? Mulga Bicycle Tours has two Queensland cycling tours on offer this coming June and July.