The Australian: Teen charged over hit-and-run death
A teenager has been charged with manslaughter over a fatal hit-and-run at Port Douglas, in far north Queensland. Police allege the 18-year-old Port Douglas man was driving the vehicle which hit and killed a 25-year-old female cyclist and injured a male pedestrian on Wharf St in Port Douglas […]

Courier Mail: Woman killed in hit-and-run
Two people have died on Queensland’s roads, including a cyclist killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a four-wheel drive. The female cyclist, who was aged in her 20s, fell off her bicycle and was run over by the 1980s model Land Rover Discovery, as it drove off in Port […]

Downtown Express: Trial of driver who killed cyclist is delayed
The trial of Eugenio Cidron, 27, charged with vehicular manslaughter and D.W.I. in the Dec. 1, 2006, death of cyclist Eric Ng, 22, on the West Side Highway bike path, has been postponed for the fifth time. On June 20, a N.Y. Supreme Court judge delayed […]

The Age: Judge lashes MPs over low penalty
A Judge has criticised MPs for ignoring repeated calls to increase penalties for drivers who cause serious injury. Judge Thomas Wodak launched his broadside yesterday as he jailed a drink-driver who tried to cut off another motorist and slammed into a power pole, leaving his nine-year-old daughter […]

Adelaide Now: Death driver on bond
A speeding driver who killed a cyclist in a “moment of stupidity” has avoided jail but not the grief of his victim’s family. Anthony Steven Doulos wept yesterday as he was sentenced in the District Court to a two-year jail term which was suspended upon him entering a three-year […]

ABC Online: Judge calls for sentence increase for negligent injury offences
A Victorian victims’ group has supported a call for an increase in the maximum sentence of five years for the offence of negligently causing serious injury. Judge Thomas Wodak of the Victorian County Court has called for the increase after sentencing a man over […]

ABC Online: Judge criticises law-makers over negligence jail terms
A Victorian County Court judge has criticised law-makers over the maximum jail terms for people found guilty of negligently causing serious injury. During sentencing this morning of Colin Gibbs Wilson from Bayswater over a road rage incident, Judge Thomas Wodak called for an […]

The West: Father jailed despite daughter’s pleas
A road rage driver is behind bars for causing brain damage to his nine-year-old daughter, despite her teenage sister’s pleas to a judge to spare their father from jail. Colin Wilson, 40, of Bayswater, was involved in a road rage incident and ensuing smash on Stud Road, Rowville, in […]

Globe and Mail: Bogota’s urban happiness movement - From living hell to living well: A radical campaign to return streets from cars to people in Colombia’s largest city is now a model for the world
On a clear, cloudless afternoon, Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogota, leaves his office early in order to pick up his […]

Inner West Courier: Cyclists catch the bike bus
Safety in numbers and increasing traffic congestion around the Inner City have spurred the growth of a “bike bus” initiative in Marrickville. Bike bus was started in 2001 by Marrickville Transport Action Group’s Fiona Campbell when she began riding with a friend who didn’t feel confident cycling by […]

Ben Mikic Foundation for Young Cyclists
On April 27th 2007, Ben Mikic, a talented 15 year old racing cyclist from Mittagong, NSW, was tragically killed in a collision with a car during a training ride. Ben had proved himself as a gifted athlete in Road, Track and Mountain Bike Racing. Ben’s life goal, like many teenage […]

Spiegel Online: Paris à Bicyclette - Rediscovering the Romance of the Bicycle
The French may love their bicycles, but in Paris, only a courageous minority braves traffic on two wheels. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe wants Parisians to consider looking backward. Yves Montand has a song called “À Bicyclette,” a love song to a woman whose name (”Paulette”) […]

Bike Europe: United Nations Reaches Out to the Bike Industry
The United Nations and ICLEI, an organisation that represents the 500 biggest cities in the world, are inviting the bike industry to take part in the Global Alliance for EcoMobility. Goal of that organisation is to join forces in favour of environmentally sound means of transport […]

Owen Sound Sun Times: Public bike program off to strong start
Blue Mountains residents and visitors are already using some of the bicycles delivered to the town, says Lisa Kidd. Kidd said Mayor Ellen Anderson and Councillors John McGee and Cameron Kennedy took delivery of the 10 bicycles on Tuesday. “By Tuesday afternoon several of the […]

Kansas City.com: We’re on the right path to connecting the trails
Northland planners clearly understand that biking paths and walking trails enhance recreational activities and daily life. In Kearney, trails are part of new housing developments, and planners are working on a linked system. Parkville and Riverside are cooperating on a 2.5 mile segment along the […]

The Daily Page: Bicycle parking spots vanish in downtown Madison!
Trial removal of parking meters on two downtown blocks sends cyclists scurrying for alternatives. Today’s removal of parking meters along the 100 blocks of East Main and South Pinckney streets may have unintended consequences: It could deprive cyclists of places to lock their bikes. […]

This is Hampshire.net: A little bit of space is all we cyclists ask for…
(Read Comments to this story) After more than 50 years of cycling on Southampton’s roads, Mary Field knows exactly what is needed to improve road safety - a little more space from drivers. Mary, who lives near Southampton Common, spoke out after […]

The Argus: Driver who hit bicyclist likely won’t be charged
While the investigation isn’t completely closed, the Washington County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that it doesn’t appear an Idaho woman can be criminally prosecuted for causing the death of an Aloha bicyclist north of Cornelius. Timothy O’Donnell, 66, died Sunday after Jennifer Knight, 26, clipped […]

BBC Wales: Cycle death driver ‘not speeding‘
An inquest into the deaths of four cycling club members killed by an out-of-control car has heard the driver told police he was not speeding. A statement to police by motorist Robert Harris, 47, from Abergele, Conwy, was read to the inquest jury. In it, he also said he […]

Transport Briefing.co.uk: Cyclists offered subscription to city-wide bike lockers
Cyclists in Manchester have been invited to subscribe to a new service which allows them to use bicycle lockers at bus and railway stations and tram stops across Greater Manchester. The Bike Locker Users’ Club has been set up by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and […]