Yesterday we wrote about the potential to reshape NSW with pop-up bike lanes, but the good news was limited to parts of central Sydney. That was only the beginning. It’s time NSW, to get your maps out to help choose the next locations. Yes you’re awake, it’s reality – not magic. As part of the…
Making NSW better for bike riding might seem like an uphill slog, but together we have made good progress. This week two peak road user groups have shared their support for safe bike riding with Bicycle NSW. The Heavy Vehicle industry in their Fully Loaded article and the NRMA on social media have shown their…
When construction projects impact cycleway and road projects and traffic managers are responsible for ensuring people can cycle safely and complete their journeys. Unfortunately the Westconnex project has been delivering a ride to nowhere at Rozelle. This doesn’t meet the requirements of the guidelines, laws and regulations that govern the way projects should be run.…
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…
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…
ACT Police will be enforcing minimum passing with undercover police riding bicycles. For the first time in Australia, ACT Police will enforce safe passing of people riding bikes by motor vehicles using under-cover police riding bikes. Like NSW, ACT drivers must leave at least 1m when passing a bike rider on a road, where the…
Bicycle NSW members can be proud that last Friday in Budget Estimates Labor, Green and Liberal politicians all discussed safety issues for bike riders in the NSW Parliament. Politically engaging issues raised The Hon. Cate Faehrmann MLC (p. 21-23) began asking the Minister for Transport the Hon. Andrew Constance about the 38% increase in rider…
We want you to get home safely so Bicycle NSW has been contributing to the development of the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management to help make the roads safer for people riding bikes and walking. Temporary traffic management is most often used as part of construction projects where roads, footpaths and cycleways are…
After weeks of tough design decisions, the winners of the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club (DHBC) Design Competition were awarded today at Parliament House by NSW Minister for Transport and Roads, The Hon. Andrew Constance, MP. With the support of the Transport for NSW Community Road Safety Grant, DHBC ran a design competition to increase…
Too many people are dying or being seriously injured in crashes involving heavy vehicles. Heavy vehicles can be made safer for people walking and riding bikes, and you can help make this change. According to the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, 216 Australians died in 2017 from 196 fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles, up from…