ATSB Road Safety Report: Deaths of cyclists due to road crashes – July 2006
Abstract: The report gives an overview of the circumstances of road crashes in which cyclists died in the period 1991 to 2005 and provides more detail for 1996 to 2004, the latest period for which detailed data were available. It examines the [...]

Adelaide Advertiser: Hit-run widow in law plea – 31 July, 2006
The widow of cyclist Ian Humphrey has welcomed tough new penalties for dangerous drivers, but says it highlights the need for a law reform commission. Di Gilcrist-Humphrey, whose husband was killed after being hit by lawyer Eugene McGee, says the new laws are “a case [...]

News: SA’s most dangerous drivers to face “life” – 30 July, 2006
Hon Michael Atkinson MP, Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Multicultural Affairs: New laws come into force today that could see some of South Australia’s most dangerous drivers facing life in prison for dangerous driving and hit-run offences. The Rann [...]

Adelaide Advertiser: Dangerous drivers face life in jail – 30 July 30, 2006
Drivers who kill or seriously injure a person could face life behind bars under new laws in South Australia. And they could also be disqualified from driving for ten years after completing any jail term. Motorists who kill or seriously [...]

ABC Regional: Hit-run death laws toughened – 30 July, 2006
New laws come into effect today in South Australia that could see motorists jailed for life if they kill or seriously injure someone while driving. Before today, people who failed to stop at an accident after killing someone faced a maximum penalty of one year in [...]

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Wheels of Justice joins the Bicycle Federation of Australia
Wheels of Justice are joining the BFA as a member organisation. We look [...]

From WomensCycling.com.au: Poll: What do you think about the Amy Gillett Foundation Advert?

Rosemarie writes: “The Amy Gillett Foundation launched a TV campaign to promote and foster respect between motorists and cyclists. The advert is being screened as community services advert on Channel 10. Anyone who has not seen it and or want to see [...]

NewWest: Taking a Giant Step Toward Solving the Conflict Between Cyclists and Motorists – 27 July, 2006
Signs of the times going up in Lewis and Clark County. Lewis and Clark County in central Montana has taken a step forward in solving the growing conflict between road cyclists and motorists. Hopefully, it will spread like those [...]

CenterLines No. 154: – 28 July, 2006
CenterLines is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking. CenterLines is our way of quickly delivering news and information you can use to create more walkable and bicycle-friendly communities. Check online for additional stories: http://www.bikewalk.org/newsletter.php
CenterLines is also available as a podcast. Go to: http://www.bikewalk.net/podcasts. [...]

Inebriated Columnist vs. Kamikaze Jerks – 27 July, 2006
Last week, columnist Steve Dunleavy used his 400-word rant-space in the New York Post to urge the city’s cab riders and motorists to throw open their car doors in front of “pedal punks” riding their “maiming machines,” and, “take back the streets” from bike-commuting “kamikaze jerks.” City [...]