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,…
You are invited to participate in the survey – Characteristics of Road Safety Strategies in Australia. Dr Joao Canoquena, former Visiting Fellow and PhD graduate from the Queensland University of Technology, is conducting research to better understand Australian community attitudes towards the different measures that have been taken to improve road safety. We know in…
Recent Seven News coverage of stories involving bikes provide ‘clickbait’ but ignore the real threats to people on the road. A person towing a suitcase on a bike, two people moving a sofa using bikes or a cropped photograph of a bike rider waiting for the lights to change at an intersection are sure to…
A man riding a bike on the Federal Highway near Sutton, near the NSW border with Canberra, was fatally hit by a pantech truck this morning. Police were called and attended around 8:15 but the man died at the scene. This is the first death of a cyclist in NSW this year, and brings the…
This week social media has been brutal for people who ride bikes. Two bike riders were abused by a car driver, using a mobile phone to record the event, and will face court for driving offences. Then 7 News Australia posted this video of a rider who narrowly missed being hit when the wheel fell…
Last week Bicycle NSW joined with the Amy Gillett Foundation and We Ride Australia to present to Senior Police at the Australasian Road Safety Conference on things police can do to improve road safety for riders. Bicycle NSW General Manager of Public Affairs, Bastien Wallace, spoke about the issues that rural and regional bike riders…
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…