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A Safer State For All Bicycle Riders
Last Friday was a big day for bike riders across NSW with two big events happening. These events saw us deliver on our safe home policy pillar to make riding better across the state. Bicycle NSW safety campaign on SUEZ trucks. SUEZ Safety Campaign In the morning Bicycle NSW CEO, Alistair Ferguson, Communications Manager, Kim…
Celebrating World Bicycle Day in Style
Today Bicycle NSW members have cause for celebration as Labor and the Greens work to make NSW better for all bicycle riders. Labor’s Announcement This morning the Labor party launched Shadow Active Transport Minister Jo Haylen MP’s report drawing together research carried out across NSW into active travel to school. This research drew together research…
NSW Bike Fails
This page has been created to report the persistent, serious road and path infrastructure issues that endanger bike riders in NSW. It will focus on state significant infrastructure that endangers people riding bikes, use images or video as evidence, explain how those responsible have breached the standards required, and cite the relevant law, regulation or…
Safe Home For Everyone
With the cancellation of Road Safety Awareness Week by Transport for NSW due to COVID-19, Bicycle NSW is taking the opportunity to share key messages that help us get home safely. A key policy pillar that shapes Bicycle NSW advocacy is ‘Safe Home’- the need we all have to arrive home safely. We work in…
Drivers Are Key
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…
You Asked, We Answered
An important part of our job at Bicycle NSW is responding to the requests and needs of members and Bicycle User Groups. We can’t always talk about what we are doing at the time, especially if it involves a legal matter or a confidential project or working group. We’ve created this page to share some…
On the Side of Safety
Bicycle NSW is calling for all heavy vehicles to be fitted with side underrun protection. Here’s what it means and why it matters. Side underrun protection devices look like rails fitted to the sides of heavy vehicles in the spaces between the wheels. According to the Australian Trucking Association: “Side underrun protection devices protect road…
Shaping a Better Life on Two Wheels
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on Pedal cyclist deaths and hospitalisations[i], when read together with the Sport Australia AusPlay Survey results, shows more can be done to make riding safer. The AIHW Report compares the national rates of deaths and injury for the 17 years from mid 1999 to mid 2016.…
Media Release: Camperdown Cyclist Fatality
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of the 21-year-old woman who has died in hospital following a truck colliding with her as she rode her bike last Thursday 28 March. The collision occurred at the intersection of Parramatta Road and Western Avenue, Camperdown, and in spite of the best…