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…
Yesterday afternoon Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the COVID-19 pandemic measures put in place already will continue for at least the next four weeks. Restrictions and measures set at national and state levels remain unchanged. They require the continuation of physical distancing, closures of many types of businesses and the requirement that everyone stays…
Bicycle NSW is pleased to share the results of our ongoing work with NSW Police in this internal education video. Members regularly tell us about incidents of close passing in the road environment. We have seen many photographs and videos highlighting the problems. Some riders have fitted cameras to their bikes and helmets to record…
In November 2019, we encouraged bike riders to #RideTheBush to support our struggling regional communities through the drought. Now, after a tough summer of fires and floods we’re calling for riders to again #RideTheBush. We have highlighted rides in some parts of NSW such as Mudgee/Gulgong, Wagga Wagga, Albury and the South Coast. Stay tuned…
Can your takeaway food delivery change how cities are shaped? Some people might remember when ‘takeaway food delivery’ meant tepid pizza brought to your home by a teenager trying to earn extra income, often using the family car. Since then the food delivery menu has expanded, and so has dinner on demand. Dinners on Demand…
Pedalling around her local area on her cargo bike, one would think Louise had been doing this her whole life. Yet, it was not until her children were born that her venture into cargo bikes began. “I rode before I had kids, I did some big tours with a friend in Tassie and by…
The way journalists report crashes involving bike riders is a story of missed opportunities to save lives. Angie Schmitt points out in Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim that when drivers hit and kill people walking or riding bikes, the media coverage constantly blames the deceased victim. This is based on a…