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 Aug 29 to Sep 4 4 Sep 202011 Sep 2020 Photo by RJ Baculo on Unsplash A male cyclist in his 50s has died after being hit by a driver on the Midland Highway north of Ballarat. According to The…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news Aug 22 to Aug 28 28 Aug 2020 Photo by Chris Stenger on Unsplash On Monday, a cyclist was hit by the driver of a sedan in the Canberra suburb of Melba. As RiotACT reported, the driver stopped…
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 motorists… Cycling in the news 8 Aug to 14 Aug 14 Aug 2020 Photo by Macau Photo Agency on Unsplash A 13-year-old cyclist was hospitalised on Saturday after being hit by a driver on a suburban road in Leopold near Geelong. A witness…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 31 Jul to 7 Aug 7 Aug 2020 Source: Nine News (2020). https://www.9news.com.au/national/john-joseph-taylor-found-guilty-of-cycling-advocate-cameron-frewers-death-qld-news/233d82db-9c01-44bd-adf4-5d056134a95d A 44-year-old man was sentenced to jail last Friday after being found guilty of causing the death of cycling advocate Cameron Frewer. As Nine News…
Infrastructure… Queensland and Brisbane City form Active Transport Advisory Committee; ACT and Victoria ‘fast-track’ cycling facilities and pop-up lanes 10 Jul 202010 Jul 2020 Source: Bicycle Network 2020 (https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/) The State of Queensland and the Brisbane City Council will form a committee to look at options to improve active transport safety following the death…
Cyclists vs motorists… Three cyclists die on Australian roads; Crowdsourced mapping reveals Melbourne’s unsafe cycling routes 3 Jul 20203 Jul 2020 This week two cyclists have been killed while riding on Australian roads. Another has died under unusual circumstances after colliding with a traffic pole. On Monday, a 16-year-old boy was…
