Archive for April, 2006

April 26: McGee prosecution case could be dismissed, magistrate warns. 26/04/2006. ABC News Online

McGee prosecution case could be dismissed, magistrate warns. 26/04/2006. ABC News Online:
An Adelaide magistrate has warned that the case against lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother is in danger of collapse. Fifty-two-year-old Eugene Norman McGee and 55-year-old Craig Patrick McGee are alleged to have perverted the course of justice in the hours after cyclist Ian [...]

April 26: Lawyer’s charges could be dismissed | | The Australian

Lawyer’s charges could be dismissed | | The Australian By Lauren Ahwan.
A MAGISTRATE has threatened to dismiss criminal charges against a prominent Adelaide lawyer unless prosecutors better detail their allegations. Magistrate Fred Field said he was not satisfied with the prosecution’s attempts to provide particulars of charges faced by lawyer Eugene Norman McGee and his [...]

Positive Spin: Why drivers really hate cyclists

Why drivers really hate cyclists
Apr 26 2006. Paul Rowland, Western Mail (NB: Please read the final paragraph!)
Motorists hate cyclists because they’re secretly scared of hurting them on the roads, according to new research. Cardiff University academic Ben Fincham has formulated the theory to explain why people on bikes frequently attract rage from other road users. [...]

April 22: The Age – Driven to destruction

Driven to destruction
Car design and road conditions are not the main causes of traffic deaths and horrific injuries. It is our thinking that needs to change, writes Roger Rees.
There is a game traditionally played in Afghanistan called buz kashi, which comes from the type of competitive riding the Mongols went in for. On a great [...]

Enough Rope: Interview with Louise Yaxley and Alexis Rhodes

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On a summer’s day in July last year the world stopped turning [...]

Positive Spin: Walking, riding our way to health

Walking, riding our way to health
Michael Corkill April 11, 2006
Walking and cycling are growing in popularity in Brisbane on the back of an election pledge by Lord Mayor Campbell to provide safer infrastructure for those who leave the car at home. A survey for the Brisbane City Council has found a [...]