Thanks to their supporters, 2019 will be a year for the record books for World Bicycle Relief. Not only are they aiming to achieve their milestone of 500,000 bicycles distributed by year end but they also have reason to celebrate some other achievements this year: In Zambia, 15 year-old, Gladness and her classmates made headlines…
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…
Bicycle NSW creates and shares content on road safety topics, but sometimes social media comment goes ‘off the rails’. Part of our mission to ‘create a better environment for all bike riders’ includes improving road safety and road sharing. We do this by creating and sharing content that: informs road users of the law –…
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…
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…