Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 28 Mar to 3 Apr 2020 3 Apr 2020 After narrowly escaping tragedy, a Victorian cyclist has been harangued by local officials for riding his mountain bike along the Great Alpine walking track during the COVID-19 lockdown. The 64-year-old…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 21 Mar to 27 Mar 2020 27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020 News reporting of cyclists and cycling infrastructure was relatively limited this week. On Thursday, The Herald Sun reported that a cyclist had been hit by a car in the inner…
Infrastructure Cycling in the news 1 Mar to 6 Mar 2020 6 Mar 2020 Late last month the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria announced that its submission calling for a network of cycling “superhighways” in Melbourne had been endorsed by Infrastructure Australia as a…
Infrastructure… Cycling in the news 22 Feb to 28 Feb 2020 28 Feb 2020 Cycling infrastructure was in the news this week. On Monday, The Advertiser reported that Adelaide City Council would consider a report calling for the gradual removal of hundreds of on-street…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 8 Feb to 14 Feb 2020 14 Feb 202014 Feb 2020 A man responsible for killing a cyclist in November 2018 has failed to appear in court on Monday and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. As News.com.au reported,…
Congestion… Cycling in the news 1 Feb – 7 Feb 2020 7 Feb 20207 Feb 2020 A 17-kilometre cycleway in Brisbane that runs from Eight Mile Plains to Lower River Terrace in South Brisbane is nearing completion. On Monday, the Brisbane Times reported that one of…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news 25 Jan – 31 Jan 2020 31 Jan 2020 Debate over the possible introduction of minimum passing distance laws dominated cycling news in Victoria this week. The Herald Sun reported on Friday that the Victorian government was refusing to…
Cyclists vs motorists… Cycling in the news: 11 Jan – 17 Jan 2020 17 Jan 202017 Jan 2020 SA Police Launch Operation Safe Cycling 13 Jan - 26 Jan On Sunday, South Australia Police launched Operation Safe Cycling which will run from the 13th of January to the…
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…
Infrastructure Uber to launch e-bike service in Australia 10 Jan 2020 U.S. tech company Uber will launch a dockless e-bike sharing service in Australia. News Corp papers picked up the story yesterday, with the Herald Sun suggesting that the rollout of…
