Warrnambool Standard: Shark called Calum - 22 September, 2006
One of Melbourne Aquarium’s newest additions has been named in honour of Cudgee cyclist Calum Ellerton following a mass email name drop by his family and friends. Calum’s girlfriend Gab Keegan inspired people after his funeral this week to suggest the 23-year-old’s name as part […]

Utne.com - China: Still the Kingdom of Bicycles? Cars are running China’s national treasure off the road - 21 September, 2006
China has long been recognized as a nation of bicyclists, but as its economy booms and the government paves the world’s largest interstate-highway system, pedaling two-wheelers are being pushed aside to make room for cars. […]

QLD Police: Media Release Afternoon round-up September 21 - Serious traffic incident
Tarragindi: A 14-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital following a traffic incident at the intersection of Cracknell Road and Shaftsbury Street, Tarragindi about 6.30am this morning. The girl had been riding her bicycle delivering newspapers when she was struck by […]

SMH: Readers Letters: If motorist’s response wasn’t rage, this certainly is - 21 September, 2006
My blood boiled, too, when I read that a magistrate seemed to equate a driver deliberately swerving and endangering 20 cyclists with the cyclists yelling abuse at him (”Driver’s blood boiled when cyclists gave him the finger“, September 20). I […]

News.com.au: Cyclist killed in collision with truck - 21 September, 2006
A male cyclist has been killed in a collision with a truck on Brisbane’s southside. Police said the accident happened shortly before 5pm (AEST) yesterday on Lytton Road at Hemmant. Witnesses told police the man had been carrying boxes in one hand, when […]

The Mercury: Pamphlet pedals safety - 20 September 20, 2006
Many motorists might not be aware that it is perfectly legal for cyclists to ride two-abreast on the road and in the middle of the lane. A new pamphlet campaign by the Road Safety Task Force and CyclingSouth aims to eliminate confusion and encourage all […]

Raise The Hammer: Can the Bicycle Save Civilization? The lowly bicycle could be a key to our long-term survival. - 20 September, 2006
Suburbia Project
Thanks to the triumph of motorized vehicles over the past century, North Americans, who constitute some five percent of the world’s population, consume fully a quarter of the world’s energy. The […]

Sheboygan Press - Letters: Cyclists, motorists must obey traffic laws to make roads safe - 20 September, 2006
Seeing the large groups of bikes that have populated the country roads, with little regard for others or the laws, I felt it was time to speak up. I think that if you are taking your bike […]

SMH: Driver’s blood boiled when cyclists gave him finger - 20 September, 2006
A Driver who deliberately swerved in front of a pack of 20 cyclists has escaped a driving suspension but been placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond. But in finding Henry Ho Wai To, 51, guilty of driving in a manner dangerous […]

The Nation: Wheel out your cycles on Friday - 19 September, 2006
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday teamed up with the Thailand Cycling Club (TCC) to mark World Car-Free Day on Friday and promised to speed up work on improving and building bicycle lanes on 30 routes across the city. Deputy Bangkok Governor Bannasopit Mekwichai […]

WTWO News: Bicycle Safety Campaign Underway - 19 September, 2006
The “Share the Road Campaign” is underway as an effort of the Indiana Bicycle Coalition to educate cyclists and motorists on road safety. The campaign is especially important to Vigo County, as statistics show it has the highest rate of bike/vehicle crashes in the state. According […]

San Francisco KGO-TV/DT: Judge Puts Brakes On New Bike Lanes - New SF Bike Lanes Put On Hold - 19 September, 2006
The tension between car and bicycle - jockeying for San Francisco’s crowded streets - has landed in court. A judge has put the brakes on new bike lanes because critics say the city is […]

The Australian: Man cleared of ‘excessive’ driving charge - 19 September, 2006
A Sydney magistrate has criticised a police inspector who charged a motorist with dangerous driving, saying he had “got himself involved passionately” as a victim. Inspector Tony Unicomb interviewed driver, Henry To, after he almost hit an Australian team cyclist on February 21.But Insp […]

The West Australian: Bike experts reject ‘no helmet safest’ claim - 18 September, 2006
Bike safety advocates have condemned a controversial British study suggesting cyclists would be better off not wearing helmets because there was less chance of being hit by cars. The theory is that drivers leave less room when overtaking cyclists in helmets because […]

The Chattanoogan.com: Grant Awarded To Promote Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety - 18 September, 2006
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency received a $10,000 grant from the Lyndhurst Foundation for encouragement and education of Safe Routes to School (SRTS). The money will be used to conduct pedestrian and bicycle safety classes, provide promotional materials and modest incentives, and create […]

Bicycle Transportation Alliance: Top Ten Things News Gets Wrong About Crash Reports - 18 September, 2006
In today’s Oregonian, I read that a vacationing cyclist was hit head-on by a sleepy driver in Newport. The newspaper story noted that the cyclist wasn’t wearing a helmet. That probably wouldn’t have made a difference in a head-on crash, […]

The Tribune-Star: Many cases highlight cyclists’ vulnerability - 17 September, 2006
Terre Haute - Troy Charters remembers hearing his dad tell him everything would be OK as emergency workers lifted him onto a backboard last month. What Charters doesn’t remember is what happened moments earlier, when a pickup truck collided with his bicycle along a rural […]

The Age: Burnt out — new hoon laws curb road ragers - 17 September, 2006
New anti-hoon laws are starting to bite across Victoria, with a dramatic reduction in the number of burnouts, doughnuts and drag racing by reckless drivers. The state’s top traffic policeman, assistant commissioner Noel Ashby, said the crackdown on hoon drivers, including […]

The Sunday Telegraph: Wolf pack tactics - 17 September, 2006
They speed, ignore road rules, and run red lights and stop signs - and police are virtually powerless to stop them. Packs of unruly cyclists are taking over Sydney’s streets and parks, bullying other road users and abusing pedestrians.
One of the biggest trouble spots is […]

Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle: Bicycle safety rules save lives - 14 September, 2006
On a recent Sunday I took a ride and saw a variety of bike riders - from toddlers on the backs of bikes to the “older generation” wheeling around. There was no consistency on who wears a helmet. I was especially concerned when I saw […]