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Copenhagen cycling figures Below are a few extracts from the Copenhagen 2010 Bicycle Account (Bolding is mine) The City of Copenhagen makes a...
Lake Monger path upgrade program completed The Lake Monger recreational shared path upgrade program was being completed this week, Cambridge Town Council Parks Co-ordinator Ross Bowman...
Police Commissioner talks cycling sense In the words of Karl O’Callaghan, WA’s Commissioner of Police: “It is often said that WA drivers are among the...
Drivers texting in actual driving test twice as slow to react — US study Drivers reading or writing text messages take twice as long to react and are 11 times more likely to miss...
Do helmets influence cycling participation? Australia has national, state and city targets to increase levels of cycling. The possible effect of repealing mandatory bicycle helmet...
Possible Actions on Cycling Safety Please comment: At the second Cycling Safety Conference hosted by the RAC with support from the Road Safety Council, the...
Car rolled on to Cycle Path (updated) Lucky no cyclist was using the PSP when a car rolled on to it from the adjacent freeway, as reported...
Labor Parliamentariens ride bicycles Eric Ripper MLA with Janine Freeman MLA, Ken Travers MLC and Chris Tallentire MLA (The BTA was able to catch...
Cycling to school Senior Lecturer Jan Garrard of Deakin University strikes again with her article “Why aren’t more kids cycling to school”. The...
Ride to work – get rewarded … not with money, but with the good feeling of knowing that you will arrive at work in better shape than...
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