Browse by Tags

DomPost: Safety the trickiest link in cycle chain

Safety the trickiest link in cycle chain By KIRAN CHUG - The Dominion Post PHIL REID/The Dominion Post PEDAL POWER: For the past three years, Bridgit Taylor has biked from Upper Hutt railway station to her job in Wellington. MAARTEN HOLL/The Dominion...

Published 06-10-2010 4:53 p.m. by RideStrong Admin

Filed under: Commuter cycling, share the road, cycle safety, cyclists to claim their lane, wellington cycling, cycling advocacy

Tamaki Drive- leading the way in cycle safe infrastructure?

A couple of weeks after the 1.5m to Survive campaign was launched to raise the awareness of cycle safety and spark central government intervention, a string of cycling accidents brought cycle safety to the forefront of national attention. Chief among...

Published 04-27-2010 3:39 p.m. by Benji

Filed under: 1.5m to survive, share the road, Tamaki drive, cyclists code, cycle safety, ridestrong, cycle infrastructure

"Cyclists must claim their lane," says UK Institute of Motorists

Jonathon Harker http://www.bikebiz.com Institute recommends increasing visibility and 'asserting presence' to raise safety while riding The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has advised cyclists to "claim their lane" to boost their...

Published 03-19-2010 9:59 a.m. by Benji

Filed under: share the road, cycle safety, cyclists to claim their lane

Cars and cycle lanes - too close for comfort

Cars and cycle lanes - too close for comfort http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/11/bike-lanes A new study has found that motorists leave less room when passing cyclists in a bike lane. Should we avoid riding in them? A cyclist...

Published 03-18-2010 5:07 p.m. by RideStrong Admin

Filed under: 1.5m to survive, share the road, cycle safety, passing cyclists, cycle lanes

Safer Journeys Welcomed by cyclists.

3rd March 2010 The Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) and BikeNZ welcome the commitment by the government to improve the safety of cyclists on our roads with the announcement of ‘Safer Journeys', New Zealand's 10-year road safety strategy....

Published 03-03-2010 5:09 p.m. by Benji

Filed under: 1.5m to survive, share the road, cycle safety, New Zealand road safety strategy 2010-2020, green party, NZTA, safer journeys, cycling advocates network, CAN, kieran turner, bevan woodward

1.5m to Survive: Green Party Members bill!

Green Party National Press Release: March 3, 2010 'Lower speeds mean fewer fatalities' The Government should take action to protect the most vulnerable road users - pedestrians and cyclists - by lowering urban speed limits, the Green Party said...

Published 03-03-2010 4:44 p.m. by RideStrong Admin

Filed under: 1.5m to survive, share the road, cycle safety, New Zealand road safety strategy 2010-2020, green party, NZTA, safer journeys

1.5m to survive update- improving cycle road safety in NZ

In late August 2009 RideStrong launched the 1.5m to Survive campaign to tackle the dire cycle road safety record in NZ. 1.5m to survive has had oustanding sucess in rasing public awareness of the poor road safety of cyclists and buy-in from government...

Published 02-24-2010 4:56 p.m. by Benji

Filed under: 1.5m to survive, share the road, cycle safety

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives