safety – canberra.bike

ACT Coroner: poorly maintained path contributed to the death

The cyclist Dr Teresa Foce died on a poorly maintained path, awash with gravel. The ACT Government needs to show more responsibility.

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

The ACT Greens proposed a cycle highway from the Molonglo Valley since 2012.

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

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

Closure of a major bike path for resurfacing.

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

Walking to school was common and could be again.

We have all experienced these hazards in Canberra.

“First life, then spaces, then buildings: the other way around never works.” Jan Gehl

Not recent but recent enough to be useful.

The safety of cyclists grows with awareness.