A Coalition Government will invest $2M to deliver the ‘missing link’ shared pedestrian and bike path between Somerville and Baxter on the Mornington Peninsula.
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May 2019
Licenses suspended for NSW drink and drug drivers
New South Wales will change the way they enforce drink and drug driving, while Victorian figures show ice is involved in more fatal crashes the alcohol.
Plans to mend Sydney’s State-Council cycling rift
NSW Public Space Minister Rob Stokes is keen to resolve friction between state government and City of Sydney over cycleways, and use public space to promote bike riding.
Phone distraction: less yakking, but more fiddling
A comparative study from 2014 to 2018 found a 57 per cent increase in driver distraction due to manipulating a mobile phone in the hand.
Greens pledge $1 billion for bikes
The Australian Greens have pledged $1 billion in funding over four years to help make it easier and safer for more people to ride bikes across the country.
Exercise keeps the flab behind you
New study suggests continued exercise, rather than chronic restriction of diet, is key to stopping previously obese people from regaining weight they've lost.
Cargo bikes deliver better health
A new initiative in London aims to switch 15 per cent of city deliveries to cargo bikes, in a bid to save up to 450 lives and £10 million per year.
Work starts on Monash connection
Works have started on an important bike path link along Forster Road in Mount Waverley, that will help connect riders to Monash University.
Jewell Station detour change
From Wednesday 15 May the Jewell Station redevelopment will divert the shared path in Upfield via the western side of the station, through Watson Street.
Tassie Bike News Bites
Short news bites from around Tasmania including buses to Derby, Huon Valley recreational plan, Tasman Bridge accidents, Shredding Betties launch as club and Hobart Council news.