Queens Ledger: Cyclist’s Death Inspires PSAs
The death of an avid Greenpoint bicyclist has inspired a new safety campaign urging drivers to be aware that they share the road with bikes. Liz Byrne was 45 years old when she was hit by a truck and killed in September of 2005 at the intersection of Kent Avenue [...]

The Age: The curious case of a cyclist’s life destroyed

PDF: VCAT’s TAC ruling

A Victorian judge has accused the state’s Transport Accident Commission and the police major collision investigation unit of omitting evidence and trying to destroy the case of a cyclist who sought compensation after being rendered quadriplegic in a mysterious accident.
In a decision handed [...]

Hovis London Freewheel: On Sunday 23 September, London goes traffic-free
The Hovis London Freewheel – organised by the Mayor of London – is aimed at encouraging more people in London to cycle. London is already experiencing a cycle revolution with the number of cyclists soaring by 83 per cent since 2000, but we want the [...]

Streets Films: Interview with Enrique Peñalosa
As mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Enrique Peñalosa accomplished remarkable changes of monumental proportions for the people of his country in just three years.
Peñalosa changed the way Bogota treated its non-driving citizens by restricting automobile use and instituting a bus rapid transit system which now carries a 1/2 million residents daily.
Among [...]

South Australia: Adelaide’s Cycling Death traps
Image: Port Wakefield Road
Adelaide might have some good recreational bike tracks, but when it comes to the commuter cyclist, the infrastructure is severely underfunded.
While there are a few disjointed bicycle lanes around the city, in order to travel safely cyclists need continuous safe options for the entire length of the [...]

Jake Voelcker: A Critical Review of the Legal Penalties for Drivers Who Kill Cyclists or Pedestrians
Abstract: This paper critically reviews the regulation of motor vehicles in Britain, and in particular the prosecution of drivers who kill cyclists and pedestrians.
The development of road traffic regulation is discussed with particular emphasis on the social and legal processes [...]

ABC Online: Court hears account of cyclist’s death

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A man charged with causing the death of a cyclist on Hobart’s Eastern Shore last year told police the rider seemed to wobble as his vehicle approached her. Edward James Alderton of Bagdad is accused of causing the [...]

The Age: Brothers fight for stay of charges
Additional background to the McGee case:

2005: McGee Case News Articles (87)
2005: Kapunda Road Royal Commission (145)
2005/07: McGee Contempt of Court Case (35)

A prominent Adelaide lawyer and his brother want to call a leading criminologist to give evidence in their bid for a stay on charges of perverting the [...]

This is a request for assistance to find a missing diary of German cycle tourist Leszek Wereszka.
Tragically, Leszek was killed last week while riding to Adelaide, refer to article below.
The article notes:
Mr Wereszka lost one of his diaries at a visitor information booth in Nimmitabel, NSW. If anyone finds the journal, written [...]

Adelaide Advertiser: Road safety program launched
L-plate students have a chance to win a new Volvo C30 if they take part in a website questionnaire designed to build cyclist safety into driver education. In an Australian first, the new Road Right program has been designed by the the Amy Gillett Foundation to cut down the [...]