Tragic news regarding Fridays incident in Melbournes Burnley Tunnel, as Damian McDonald has named as one of the three men who lost their lives in this tragedy.
On behalf of the Melbournes diverse cycling community, we should all extend our heartfelt condolences and support to Damiens family, friends, and all who were affected by Fridays incident. […]

Velo News: Retired Aussie cyclist McDonald dies in tunnel inferno
The Australian cycling community was in shock Saturday upon hearing that Damian McDonald, a 34-year-old retired cyclist who took a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, had been killed in a massive collision in Melbourne’s Burnley Tunnel. In a scene Australian […]

Herald Sun: Horror crash claims Olympian
An Olympic cyclist was one of three men killed in the Burnley Tunnel road smash. Young father Damian McDonald, a decorated cycling star who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1994, died instantly in Friday’s accident. Yesterday, his shattered family gathered around his wife Bree, the team manager […]

Cycling Australia statement
The board and members of Cycling Australia were saddened to hear of the tragic death of 1994 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Atlanta Olympian, Damian McDonald, in Friday’s accident in the Burley Tunnel in Melbourne. “We offer our sincerest condolences to Damian’s family and friends,” said Cycling Australia CEO, Graham Fredericks.
“Our hearts […]

The Age: ‘Accident waiting to happen’
Police will investigate the need to radically overhaul the Burnley Tunnel after the horrific crash that killed three people. The state’s top traffic officer, Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby, said reducing the tunnel’s usual 80km/h speed limit, restricting trucks to the inside lane and installing an emergency lane were all possible […]

Washington Post: Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes
Paris is for lovers - lovers of food and art and wine, lovers of the romantic sort and, starting this summer, lovers of bicycles. On July 15, the day after Bastille Day, Parisians will wake up to discover thousands of low-cost rental bikes at hundreds […]

Alan Parker provides an comprehensive background to discussions and media articles, that includes several years of safety concerns relating to road freight issues, commencing with the National Transport Commission SMART trucks March 7th media release.
News Release: Title: SMART trucks can reduce road trauma
Safer and more productive SMART heavy vehicles can reduce road trauma […]

SMH: Clean, green commute: two-wheel army advances
Eco mode … Maggie Jennings cycles to her city job.
For Maggie Jennings, getting a bike was easy: she just asked for it as a 51st birthday present. The hard bit was mustering the guts to actually ride it from her Petersham home to her work at Martin Place. […]

SMH: Bike-only lanes let cyclists shift into a new gear
The City of Sydney has finally released its cycling plan, which proposes an extra 55 kilometres of separated bike lanes throughout the council area. The two-way lanes would be separated from cars by bollards or kerbs. The lanes are the part of the Cycle Strategy […]

Media Newswire: United Nations Launches Road Safety Awareness Week
Washington - The United Nations will observe the first Global Road Safety Week April 23-29 in an attempt to raise awareness about the societal impact of road traffic deaths and injuries, and to promote injury prevention measures such as wearing helmets, using seatbelts, preventing drunk driving and […]

Independent Online: Cyclists show fury as Olympic velopark plan runs flat - Planners of the 2012 Games have reneged on pledges to replace a popular cycle circuit
While the quadrupling of the London 2012 Olympics budget to more than £9bn has attracted huge criticism, it should be safe to assume that money is now available for […]

Manawatu Standard: One report that’s worth studying
You have to get past a mouthful of a title (the Manawatu Active Transport Strategy) and some heavy duty council-speak before the slim green booklet about to gain final approval starts to reveal its true value, writes the Manawatu Standard in an editorial. But it’s worth the slog […]

Oxford Mail: ‘Make cyclists wear helmets’
A cyclist whose life was saved by his helmet when he crashed head first into a car wants them to be made compulsory. Oliver Adams, 33, was cycling towards the centre of Oxford, in Banbury Road, on March 15, when he and a car turning right into Belbroughton Road collided. […]

League of American Bicyclists: Bike Advocacy Centre - Support the Bicycle Commuter Act
The Bicycle Commuter Act would extend the transportation fringe benefit, currently available to transit users and car drivers, to bicycle commuters. The legislation would provide a tax benefit to employers who offer cash reimbursements to an employee who commutes by bicycle, while helping […]

The Guardian: Matt Seaton - Two wheels
Here is a startling fact to get your attention: between 1999 and 2004 (the period for which figures are available), 85% of female cyclist fatalities in London involved a heavy goods vehicle. To put this into context, the number of cyclists killed in the capital has been fairly constant […]

NDTV.com: PMK MLAs take to cycling in Tamil Nadu
PMK MLAs in Tamil Nadu took the public by surprise on their way to the assembly on Thursday. Through the current budget session, PMK MLAs will pedal their way to the assembly, a two kilometre long stretch from the MLAs’ hostel. The party’s aim is […]

Now Magazine: Big-box roadblock - Can bike lanes save the east end from mega-store takeover?
Could it be that the creeping shadow of a big-box invasion is fuelling the current dust-up over an eastend bike lane? The question comes easily to mind watching cycling promoters try to finesse a new route on Leslie from Queen […]

Warrnambool Standard: Cycle relay on fund trail
The Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay has raised over $12 million for health organisations in the last 21 years but the event is yet to win government funding. This year’s relay will be held this weekend and has attracted 160 teams including 1600 cyclists and 600 support […]

Scotsman.com News: Where a car’s indicators are make it safer … in a flash
The position of a car’s indicator lights affects safety on the roads, according to a psychological study published today. Pedestrians and other drivers find it harder to make quick decisions about which way a car will turn if its indicators are between […]

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