. Report to go to NZTA for the Safer Cycling Programme Attached is the report as issued to NZTA Thursday 19th July. The BikeNZ report that has been submitted to NZTA is also attached.
News: June 2012
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Another proposal from Living Streets. Do we like this idea?A road that offers no exit for motorized through traffic is often referred to and signed as a dead-end road. However, when such a road continues as a road or path usable by pedestrians or cyclists, we call these "living end roads".We started a project to correct the old and often misleading signage of living end streets, and developed a sticker that will be put on the current sign.This project is launched by the Voetgangersbeweging (Pedestrians's movement in Belgium) in cooperation with the municipality of Kampenhout, Belgium, at the end of March 2012. "It's unbelievable that nobody thought about this earlier," said Mayor Jean Meeus of Kampenhout, "So far, people often turned around when they noticed the dead-end sign. Now that we applied those stickers, our people will be triggered to explore our municipality walking or cycling...
June 20, 2012
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Andy Smith from Living Streets wants to know if CAN would support a change to the give way rules.In summary: drivers of turning vehicles should give way to pedestrians (and other non-vehiclar traffic) that are crossing the road the vehicle is turning into (ie adopt the Australian and UK rules).In addition, they note that such a change in road user rules would:• be consistent with current rules at traffic signals (drivers at traffic signals, including adriver turning left or right, must give way to pedestrians lawfully crossing or about tocross the road, clause 3.2 of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule).• greatly assist with the establishment of "Safe Routes" to school (students crossing sideroadswould be given greater priority).• greatly improve the safety of pedestrians crossing side roads as they are often not givenadequate warning by approaching vehicles intending to turnAndy says...
June 20, 2012
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I received this from Karl Kane, from Massey Uni, Wellington. He's a capable man, with talented students, and understands CAN's mission. I'd like to take them up on this offer.We could go big:- how to get more people biking, more often- how to convince central govt and councils to invest in cycling- reposition cycling as an everyday, mainstream activityor smaller:- recruit and retain active CAN members- design, market and promote CAN's Workplace Bikeability programme- design a cycling campaignI'm going to meet him and would like your thoughts. What's something you'd really like to see achieved? ______________Hi Patrick. We are contacting you about becoming involved in a Massey University School of Design course. We would be keen to chat about working with the CAN as part of our 300-Level (Year Three) Design and Business paper held in the second semester of the year.The paper provides...
June 19, 2012
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Bike riders in the northern hemisphere keep pedalling through snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures. With our comparatively mild winters, Australians have no excuse for giving up their wheels in cooler months. However, winter does bring new challenges, and riders need to adjust their style and equip themselves and their bikes to accommodate the cold weather, wet conditions and low visibility. Beating the cold When the temperature drops instinct tells us to rug up, but ironically, overheating is a common problem for winter riders. If you feel cosy when you set out, you're likely to be uncomfortably roasting ten minutes into the ride. It's tempting to opt for a thick, waterproof jacket, but even breathable fabrics often won't let enough heat escape. The trick to keeping warm without overheating is layers. Start with a snug-fitting Merino base layer that wicks moisture away...
June 14, 2012
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SEATTLE – For many in Seattle, the image of a typical cyclist is a Spandex-clad, yellow-jacketed two-wheeled warrior who braves the steep streets of this city. But as the city prepares to overhaul its five-year-old bike plan, some want to make the city safer and friendlier to those not so accustomed to navigating the streets on two wheels. There's a new push to get "willing but wary" cyclists on their saddles with protected bike lanes buffered from traffic, designated bicycling boulevards where traffic is slowed and walkers and bikers have priority, and traffic calming features like speed bumps. "We want to make sure we're building infrastructure for people who are eight or 80," and not just for the more experienced commuters, said Blake Trask, statewide policy director for the Washington Bicycle Alliance who formerly headed Seattle's bike advisory board. The city is planning...
June 8, 2012
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After six years living in London, New Zealanders Emma Philpott and Justin Hewitt decided to pack up everything and cycle back home. Facing relentless rain, a string of punctures and dodgy suburban wild camping before they had even left England, they detoured into the Spanish mountains of Picos de Europa for some 'practice touring' before finally heading in the right direction. Covering much of the European-Asia landmass, they took a very indirect route down to Istanbul via Western Europe and the Balkans. After waiting out winter in Turkey, they headed for the vast flat roads of Russia, the wide open spaces of Mongolia, and densely populated lowlands of China. Ending their trip in laid back Southern Asia, they finally landed in Bangkok in February 2012, having spent almost two years on the road.Join Emma and Justin at Cycle Aware Wellington's monthly meeting: Tue 3 July 2012 at 6pm, at...
June 7, 2012
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