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Tag: safety

By woodfloats Posted on 2021-02-212021-02-22

Scooting trouble

An e-scooter scheme in the ACT is troubled by the casual nature of the riders.

Categories:safetyTags: active travel, safety, scooter
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-10-15

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.

Categories:ACT Election, safety, urban planningTags: cycling infrastructure, death, Pedal Power ACT, 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
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-262020-10-02

CBR Cycle Route C10: Coombs to Civic Cycle Highway

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

Categories:urban planningTags: active travel, Belconnen, C10, C5, CBR Cycle Routes, Community Route, Coombs, cycle highways, Lake Burley Griffin, MIS05, Molonglo Cycle Highway feasibility study, Molonglo Valley, Principal Community Route, route analysis, safety
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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
Old Canberra, Black Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin. Photo by Jacques Bopp on Unsplash
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-09-172020-10-02

Black Mountain Peninsula opened again

Closure of a major bike path for resurfacing.

Categories:safetyTags: Belconnen, Black Mountain, cycling infrastructure, Lake Burley Griffin, maintenance, Molonglo Valley, safety, Weston Creek
Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com
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
A place for people to gather. Photo: https://urbandesign.org.au/
By woodfloats Posted on 2020-08-232020-09-25

Creating places for people

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

Categories:urban planningTags: active travel, psychology, safety
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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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