Sun, rain or wind, we saw people across NSW and Australia picking up their bikes and cycling to work for Ride2Work Day. Bicycle NSW Staff attended four breakfasts (Parramatta, Sydney CBD, Macquarie Park and Milsons Point) to meet riders enjoying their cycle to work. Ride2Work day is about showing that people do not need to…
Thousands of bike riders took to Sydney streets on Sunday, October 14 in the Spring Financial Group Spring Cycle. The four Sydney rides enabled cyclists to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge roadway and explore parts of the city rarely seen by bike. The 18km River Ride, starting from Parramatta Park, was a celebration for Sarah…
Urgent action is needed to improve the safety of cyclists on our roads. Road safety data shows that, in spite of falling levels of cycling in NSW, cycling injuries and fatalities have risen at a state and national level. Bicycle NSW successfully campaigned for the introduction of Minimum Passing Distance laws, and it was confirmed last…
We have been short-changed. Andrew Constance MP answers to Cate Faehrmann MP’s questions put to him during budget estimates at the end of August are insufficient. Last month, we shared the questions Greens MP Cate Faehrmann posed to Andrew Constance MP, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Whilst taking a bit longer than the standard 21…
Last week Bicycle NSW joined with the Amy Gillett Foundation and We Ride Australia to present to Senior Police at the Australasian Road Safety Conference on things police can do to improve road safety for riders. Bicycle NSW General Manager of Public Affairs, Bastien Wallace, spoke about the issues that rural and regional bike riders…
NSW Green members for Balmain and Newtown Jamie Parker MP and Jenny Leong MP convened a forum on the 3rd of October to discuss ways to make things better for bike riding in NSW. General Manager of Public Affairs, Bastien Wallace, represented Bicycle NSW and joined with representatives Bicycle User Groups from Glebe, Leichardt, Ashfield,…
Wednesday the 17th of October is Ride2Work Day is a sitting day for NSW Parliament. Inviting your local MP to join you in riding to work could help make things better for bikes. Ride2Work Day will be celebrated by the City of Sydney with a breakfast in Martin Place this year. Just up the street…
If we want safer roads, behaviour change incentives need to be applied where the risk is created, instead of trying to ‘mop up afterwards’ with insurance. Prevention beats hoping you might get your costs paid for if you’re killed or permanently disabled on the road. The problem is that our roads prioritise motor vehicle movement…
Bicycle NSW and the Amy Gillett Foundation met with Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, senior representatives of NSW Police and the Centre for Road Safety to discuss issues for bike riders in NSW. A key challenge for riders has been the enforcement of Minimum Passing Distance laws. We agreed a range of measures to work together…
The NSW building boom has seen the number of heavy vehicles moving through communities increase. Awareness campaigns remind bike riders to take care, but a safe systematic approach is necessary to address the real dangers. On average 58 people are killed per year in heavy truck crashes and 1391 suffer serious injuries. Bicycle NSW supports…