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…
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…
Our southern Bicycle User Groups alerted us last October to a tragedy on the Illawarra roads however it has taken some time for the legal system to bring the driver in question to trial. With great relief, last Wednesday the driver faced court and pleaded guilty to “a charge of negligent driving occasioning death”. Our…
Back in February this year, Bicycle NSW submitted to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Driver Education, Training and Road Safety, and we were one of three cycling advocacy bodies, alongside Australian Cycle Alliance and AGF, who presented evidence directly to the inquiry. The report from the inquiry is now available to read. It’s pleasing to see…