Newsroom

for

May 2023

Take care with turning trucks

Trucks are an unavoidable part of life for bike riders. But with a little knowledge, converted into an instinct, you can maintain your safety around them.

Open Streets change the daily drop off

Chalk drawings on the road, bikes cutting laps and laughter in the air were signs of success this week as Bicycle Network continued its Open Streets program at Brunswick South West Primary School.
Shrine to Sea Trail

Bikes severed from Shrine to Sea project

The Shrine to Sea project, funded by the State Government with $13M in 2018 to provide a walking and biking boulevard between St Kilda Road and the beach at Beaconsfield Parade, no longer contains a walking and biking component.

Police bring back Operation Halo

Victoria Police have reintroduced their road safety initiative focused on bike riders, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.

Is road rage worth getting riled up about?

The face is boiling red, the window starts to slide down, the rider—just a metre away—prepares for a spray, or a swerve, and the fight or flight reflex prepares to kick in.