Share the Road

NZTA Safer Cycling Programme

Submitted by glen on 24 July, 2011 - 10:59
NZTA Safer Cycling Programme
The Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) and BikeNZ are working with the New Zealand Transport Agency on three new projects over the next 18 months, aimed at creating a safer environment for cycling.

Hastings' Share the road campaign

Submitted by Patrick on 11 July, 2011 - 15:33

We've created over 25 kilometres of new cycle lanes connecting our iWay commuter routes and making it safe for cyclists and motorists to use our roads.
A good cyclist will:

- Make eye contact with drivers and communicate with hand signals
- See and be seen
- Use lights at night

A safe driver will:

- Ease the pace and give cyclists space
- Look for cyclists before opening car doors, and
- Keep cycle lanes clear

http://www.iway.org.nz/sharetheroad

 

Share the Road campaigns

Submitted by Patrick on 2 May, 2011 - 13:38

 

Share the Road
Report on campaigns already in existence both NZ & international

1. What works?

Bicycle Safety Campaign Review
What do successful bicycle safety campaigns have in common, and what tactics should be used in the future to achieve success? To help answer this, Bikes Belong (USA) conducted a review of campaigns, primarily used in the U.S.

TV3's Campbell does Share the Road

Submitted by Anne F on 11 February, 2011 - 14:55
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TV3's Campbell Live does "share the road" including:

  • Taking the lane
  • Look, signal, move
  • courtesy

Listener Editorial: Breaking the Cycle

Submitted by Alex admin on 29 November, 2010 - 15:23
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Angry and inconsiderate drivers have no place on our roads.

Following last weekend’s carnage in which three cyclists were killed by cars, the chief coroner is reportedly considering an investigation into cycle safety. Judge Neil MacLean’s willingness to look into the issue is welcome. An inquiry by a member of the judiciary might just jolt motorists into awareness that bikes are entitled to be on the roads, and remind them how vulnerable cyclists are to a tonne or more of speeding metal.

Back Benches does cycling: Nov 24

Submitted by Alex admin on 29 November, 2010 - 14:23
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Back Benches current affairs TV show - Cycling stories start half way through chapter 1:

Russell Tregonning on Great Harbour Way.
Stephen Franks, Rajen Prasad and Gareth Hughes on road behviour, helmets, and riding in France.
CAN's Alana Joe on share the road.
Peter Sheppard on driver training.

Stream it here tvnz.co.nz/back-benches

Mike Hosking: Nip cyclist demands in bud with dose of reality

Submitted by Alex admin on 29 November, 2010 - 12:45
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Five cyclists killed in six days - including British tourist Jane Mary Bishop, run over by a truck after she swerved to avoid a car door a motorist opened on Tamaki Drive, Auckland - has fuelled debate over road safety in New Zealand and the rights of cyclists versus motorists.

I find myself in two worlds about this matter: in both camps.

I drive the V8. I am the man who honks. I love the car; the car rules the road.

Share The Road

Submitted by Alex admin on 27 September, 2010 - 14:51
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Share the Road is a campaign, started in London in 2008, that speaks to all road users as people. We advocate simply that we all respect each other’s equal right to use the road.

What does it all mean?

We all use the roads. Some of us prefer to drive, some ride, others walk.

But it’s easy to forget that road users are all the same people; they just chose to travel in a particular way on a particular day.

A step closer to a cycle friendly city?

Submitted by Alex admin on 16 September, 2010 - 12:44

FROCKS on Bikes member Isabella Cawthorn is one of 10 (out of 12) submitters in favour of lowering speed limits along the Golden Mile. She believes it will make the city safer and more cycle-friendly.

“This is the kind of trend that Wellington would be wise to encourage,” she says. “[Cycling] saves money, and that disposable income can be spent in the local economy or saved. A policy that provides for increased urban cycling will be celebrated for generations to come.”

Charming Colonial Streets of San Juan to Go Car Free

Submitted by Alex admin on 13 September, 2010 - 12:12
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I've had a soft spot for Puerto Rico since taking a work trip there four or five years ago.

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