Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news Sep 19 to Sep 25 2020 25 Sep 2020 Source: Sydney Morning Herald (2020, September 23). https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/serious-injury-or-death-dangers-found-on-covid-19-cycleway-20200922-p55y2e.html In New South Wales, a cyclist has vented their frustration on social media after being fined while trying to report an alleged…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 12 Sep to 18 Sep 2020 18 Sep 202018 Sep 2020 Photo by Clique Studios on Unsplash A 73-year-old man from Victor Harbor has been arrested in relation to an assault late last month. The man is alleged to have been…
Cyclists vs pedestrians… Cycling in the news 5 Sep to 11 Sep, 2020 11 Sep 202011 Sep 2020 Source: The Age (2020, September 4). https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/aboriginal-man-accuses-police-of-violent-assault-and-racist-abuse-20200904-p55si9.html A cyclist in Melbourne has been hospitalised after police tackled him to the ground while he was riding his bike along St Kilda…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 15 Aug to 21 Aug 2020 21 Aug 2020 Source: The Daily Telegraph (2020). https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cyclists-slam-new-sydney-bike-lane-as-dangerous-pointless/news-story/fa796fe69498f5700bc326e03ef73853 Two men are wanted by police in Brisbane after a cyclist was assaulted in a suspected road rage incident in Upper Mount Gravatt. As…
Cyclists vs pedestrians Cyclists told to ‘get off the footpaths’; Bike industry calls for increase in speed-limit for e-bike motors. 26 Jun 202026 Jun 2020 Photo by Rose Lamond on Unsplash Pedestrian lobby groups are calling for national restrictions to stop cyclists using footpaths after a 93-year-old man was hit and killed by a cyclist…
Cyclists vs pedestrians… $16 million spend on Melbourne bike lanes; Canberra locals ‘frightened and angry’ with crowded cycleways 19 Jun 202019 Jun 2020 40 kilometres of bike lanes will be constructed in Melbourne, half of which are scheduled to be completed before the end of next year. Bicycle Network reported on Monday that…
Cyclists vs motorists… Growing calls for COVID-19 recovery to mark a turning point for active transport 22 May 202022 May 2020 Photo by Simon Rae on Unsplash This week NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance announced that the state would spend $4 million establishing 6 temporary cycleways in Sydney to increase cycling…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 14 Mar to 20 Mar 2020 20 Mar 2020 A series of deaths in Melbourne has dominated cycling related news this week. On Wednesday, The Herald Sun reported that a 14-year-old boy had died in hospital a week after…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 15 Feb – 21 Feb 2020 21 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 Last Saturday a woman was struck by a cyclist while walking along the Iron Cove Bridge near Drummoyne. 7 News Sydney reported that the woman, in her 70s, had suffered…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news: 25 Dec 2019 – 10 Jan 2020 10 Jan 2020 The ABC reported on Christmas Day that a 57-year-old cyclist had died after “a major crash” involving a truck near Nullarbor in regional South Australia. Reaction on social media was…
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