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A  basic  premise  in  this  report  is  that  cycling  should  be  encouraged  because  as  the  number  of  cyclists  increases,  the  attention of  motorists  and  safety  improves;;  however,  an  important  caveat  is  that  the  number  of  cyclists  has  to  be  commensurate  with  the infrastructure  built  for  cycling  to  enhance  their  safety.

We  present  an  overview  of  the  risks  associated  with  cycling  to  emphasize  the  need  for  safety.  We  focus  on  the  application  of and  evaluation.  We  use  the  structure  of  the  5  Es  to ...

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BikeNZ are proposing major changes to the structure of sports cycling in NZ that will affect all the cycling codes (road, track, BMX and MTB) and other activities such as school's cycling.  A copy of their draft plan is attached as a PDF file.  For those involved with sporting cycling, the proposed membership model is also now available and feedback on that is also invited.

The BikeNZ proposal will see activities that were previously managed by the codes move to BikeNZ and currently draft service level agreements are being negotiated between them and...

And with even The Guardian recommending people sign up to The Times' #cyclesafe campaign, it's clear we've crossed the rubicon.

To cross the rubicon is to pass the point of no return. And given there were 77 MPs jostling to say (mostly) kind words about cycling in a packed...

Designboom shows this bike shelf from Chris Brigham, a graphic designer gone 3D and now making furniture under the name Knife and Saw. . Living in San Francisco and visiting friends in New York, he "noticed that there is a void when it comes to elegant bike management." He's right; this would be perfect for LifeEdited.

Bikes always get in the way - either in the hall, or leaning up against a bookshelf or something. So, I decided to design something to fix that problem. Until I think of a better name, I am calling it the Bike Shelf.

Made from solid wood (in this case, Walnut)...

New Zealand's best cycling projects, campaigns and champions were announced at the 2 Walk and Cycle Conference in Hastings today.

The finalists were applauded for their contributions to making cycling a fun, safe everyday activity for all New Zealanders.

The Department of Conservation and NZTA banded together to provide world class cycling and walking paths between Fox and Franz Josef glaciers. The success of this effort along with the techniques learned hold promise for better access to all of New Zealand's Parks.

Hastings' iWay Share the Road campaign reminded us to...

It would be some small comfort to those who mourn Jane Bishop to know that her death spurred some action on making city streets safer for cyclists.

Bishop died in November 2010 after falling under a truck on Tamaki Dr after her cycle struck Glenn Becker, who had just opened his car door.

Becker was acquitted this week of a charge of careless use of a motor vehicle causing death, a verdict that seemed consistent with the evidence. As the tireless spokeswoman for the Cycle Action lobby group, Barbara Cuthbert, remarked, he was "the fall guy" for an inadequate piece of...

NZTA has recently undertaken a study on viable options for providing active transport access to Hamilton gardens. The best of these options is an underpass from Grey street, but it costs 500k more than the NZTA's cheapest option on Sillary Street

The Hamilton gardens are the best asset of the City, but extremely difficult to access on foot or by bicycle.

CAW are proposing that a Trust be set up to help secure the difference in funding, and to enable NZTA & HCC to support and promote this vital piece of infrastructure without the rate payer being directly impacted as with...

REG:Cyclists have bled us white, the bastards. They don’t pay road tax, they run red lights. And what have they ever given us in return?
XERXES:Pneumatic tyres.
REG: What?
XERXES: Pneumatic tyres.
REG: Oh. Yeah, yeah. They did give us that. Uh, that’s true. Yeah.
COMMANDO #3: And ball bearings.
REG: Yeah. All right. I’ll grant you pneumatic tyres and ball bearings are two things that the cyclists have done.
MATTHIAS:...

 Café Ride, Sunday, 5 February, 8:00am

http://www.bikemanawatu.co.nz/index.php/club-rides/view/558

http://www.sportmanawatu.org.nz/modules/SP_EventFinder/eventdetails.php?id=122666

Meet at Memorial park at 8am

Ride Coordinator

Short Ride - 49km Esplanade Cafe Main St, Vogel St, Railway Rd, Airport Dr, to JFK Roundabout, right onto Milson Line, Left onto Flygers Line, right onto Gillespies line, Left onto KB Rd, Lockwood Rd, left onto Hoihere Rd, Left onto Main Drain Rd, left on SH56, left onto Tiakitahuna Rd, No1 Line,...