Boston.com: State wants to make roads more friendly for cyclists
Move over, Vermont drivers. The state wants to make the state’s highways more friendly for bicyclists and pedestrians. The Vermont Agency of Transportation wants to incorporate bicycle and pedestrian access into projects and will encourage local governments and regional planners to do the same. [...]

Times Colonist: ‘She’s going to leave this huge hole‘
Woman killed in cycling accident was mother of five. Barbara Sheldan was the most cautious of cyclists, and she was doing everything right as she biked her way down Craigflower Road toward her View Royal home. The 43-year-old mother was wearing her helmet. Her bike was [...]

ABC online: Truck hits cyclists near BurnieFour cyclists who were hit by a small truck on the Bass Highway this morning near Burnie, in northern Tasmania, are in a stable condition in hospital. They were hit from behind by a truck about 9:30am AEDT. Two men and a woman in their 40s and [...]

Herald Sun: Flip Shelton – Life on the road is no beach
FLIP SHELTON writes: ‘GET off the —-ing road!”, is now a common outburst hurled at cyclists on Beach Rd. Abuse hurled by drivers has increased so significantly, it’s close to becoming an official sport in Melbourne.
I copped abuse last weekend on three separate [...]

Daily Telegraph: Jessica’s life worth less than a year’s jail
A moment of inattention by a motorist caused the death of Jessica Bullen, 18, but for her grief-stricken father yesterday, the punishment hardly fitted the crime. Hit-and-run driver Joseph Dennis Arthur, 49, was jailed for up to nine months for the accident which took Jessica’s [...]

We are saddened at the loss of Scott Peoples of Shepparton who died on Friday 15th December, after a tragic incident on the Maroondah Highway at Merton, Victoria when struck from behind by a 4WD during a training ride.
Wheels of Justice extend our deepest sympathies to Scott’s family and the close knit Shepparton community. [...]

Shepparton News: Cyclist Scott Peoples killed in training accident
Rising star cyclist Scott Peoples has been killed in a tragic road accident while training near Mansfield. Peoples – a member of Australia’s youth cycling team – was believed to have been struck from behind by a four-wheel drive while training near Merton.
A Shepparton Cycling Club [...]

Southland Times: Tour of Southland winner killed
Tragedy: Australian rider Scott Peoples winning stage four of the Tour of Southland last month. The 19-year-old has died after a collision on a Melbourne highway. 2006 Tour of Southland double stage winner Scott Peoples has died after being hit by a vehicle while training in Australia.
The 19-year-old [...]

News.com.au: Promising cyclist killed in 4WD crash
An emerging cyclist with a dream of competing in the Tour de France was killed when a four-wheel drive struck him on a two-lane highway in central Victoria. Scott Peoples, 20, had just won a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) when a Nissan Patrol four-wheel [...]

The Herald: Ikea wheels out gifts to keep staff in the saddle at Christmas
Ikea, the furniture giant, gave a new meaning to “on your bike” yesterday, presenting their 1000 Scottish employees flat-pack bicycles for Christmas. In an attempt “to create a better everyday life for the many”, the folding bicycles were handed over to stunned [...]