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Tag: road safety

By woodfloats Posted on 2020-10-012020-10-03

National Cycling Participation Survey

Different to other surveys, it tells us about cycling in Australia and Canberra over the last decade.

Categories:survey, urban planningTags: active travel, Australia, children, commuting, cycling infrastructure, public transport, report, Ride or Walk to School, road safety, safety, schools, The National Cycling Participation Survey
question mark Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-212020-09-25

Ride to school quiz

87% of road related cycling fatalities were caused by a collision with a motor vehicle.

Categories:familyTags: children, road safety, safety, schools
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-202020-10-03

Road rules for cyclists

Poor road markings and poor motorists make a cyclist’s life difficult.

Categories:safetyTags: Australian Road Rule 153, cycle lane, MIS05, On-Road Cycling Route, road design, road ride, road safety, safety
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By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-082020-09-25

ACT Policing focusing on vulnerable road users

Vulnerable road users are pedestrians and cyclists that can be fatally injured in a collision with a motor vehicle.

Categories:safetyTags: road safety, safety, vulnerable road users
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By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-052020-09-25

Maps for kids

Walking to school was common and could be again.

Categories:familyTags: children, maps, road safety, safety, schools
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-052020-09-25

Child’s play: primary school cycling safety

We have all experienced these hazards in Canberra.

Categories:familyTags: children, road safety, safety, schools
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By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-232020-09-08

Australian cycling safety 2015

Not recent but recent enough to be useful.

Categories:safetyTags: road safety, safety, vulnerable road users
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By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-152020-09-25

Why speed kills cyclists

Separation of cyclists and motor vehicles is recommended on busy roads or speeds greater than 50km/h.

Categories:safetyTags: active travel, Austroads, road safety, safety, vulnerable road users
Boy on a training bike
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-112020-09-25

Safe roads for kids

Children’s cycling injuries are preventable.

Categories:safetyTags: active travel, children, injuries, report, road safety, safety, The Conversation, vulnerable road users
Coppins Crossing Road, Molonglo River, Molonglo Valley, Canberra
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-092020-10-12

Coppins Crossing is missing bike lanes and more

Coppins Crossing Road is an example of a popular Canberra road without bike lanes. As today is our unofficial bike lane day, it is worth a closer look.

Categories:urban planningTags: active travel, AGRD06A, Austroads, bridge, Coppins Crossing Road, John Gordon Drive Bridge, John Gorton Drive, Molonglo River, Molonglo Valley, road safety, Safe System, safety, vulnerable road users
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-092020-10-09

On-road cycle lanes

Cycle lanes are common on road duplications.

Categories:safety, urban planningTags: active travel, Active Travel Infrastructure Practitioner Tool, Australian Road Rule 153, Belconnen, Central Canberra, Civic, cycle lane, Gungahlin, Molonglo Valley, Open Data Portal dataACT, road safety, safety, statistics, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, William Hovell Drive, Woden
Parked on an on-road bike lane, Higgins dual carriageway roundabout, Kingsford Smith Drive, between the suburbs of Higgins, Hawker and Scullin, Belconnen, Canberra
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-092020-09-28

Illegal parking in cycle lanes

The indifference of some motorists to cyclists is alarming.

Categories:safetyTags: cycle lane, Higgins, road design, road safety, safety, vulnerable road users

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