Streetsblog: Speaker Quinn “Pleased” With NYPD’s New Biking Restrictions – 19 October, 2006
Despite being slapped down in court a couple of times now, the NYPD is proposing yet another set of rules to restrict public gatherings aimed primarily at the bicyclists who meet for the monthly Critical Mass ride. According to yesterday’s Times:
The department is [...]

News: SA’s most dangerous drivers to face “life” – 30 July, 2006
Hon Michael Atkinson MP, Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Multicultural Affairs: New laws come into force today that could see some of South Australia’s most dangerous drivers facing life in prison for dangerous driving and hit-run offences. The Rann [...]

South Warwickshire: Young cyclists to learn road savvy – 25 July, 2006
Young cyclists will have an opportunity to improve their cycling skills and undergo on-road training during the summer holidays. Warwickshire County Council’s cycle training scheme has trained 14,000 children over the past five years, with all Warwickshire schools being offered training courses. But [...]

Ministerial Media Statements:
State Government to introduce tough new hit and run penalties – 11 July, 2006
Premier Peter Beattie announced today the State Government will introduce tough new legislation to crack down on dangerous driving. Mr Beattie said new penalites would be introduced for excessive speeding, racing, speed trialling and hit and runs.

“Our road toll [...]

From the Minister for Police and Emergency Services: Time’s almost up for Hoon Drivers: New Laws on July 1
Drivers caught drag-racing, performing ‘burnouts’ or engaging in other dangerous ‘hoon’ acts face having their cars impounded, immobilised or permanently confiscated under tough new laws to come into force this weekend. Police & Emergency Services Minister [...]

Hollywood: Give bicycles a shot – 25 June, 2006. By Murray Carpenter
Belfast, Maine — Some joker once said that there are really just two types of stories: a person takes a journey, and a stranger comes to town. There’s a lot of truth to it. But why, in modern movies, do they never do either [...]

Bike craze hits top gear
by Stephen Moynihan June 6

Stealing a march: cyclists glide past traffic on Princes Bridge. With petrol prices soaring, bikes have become “the water cooler topic of 2006″ Photo:Andrew de la Rue

It may be the winter of discontent for many Melburnians, but for those who travel on two wheels it’s anything but.

The [...]

News: Kapunda Road Royal Commission
Hon PAUL HOLLOWAY MLC Minister for Police Minister for Mineral Resources Development Minister for Urban Development and Planning Contact details, June 5, 2006
Police Minister Paul Holloway says South Australia Police has responded to the recommendations of the Kapunda Road Royal Commission with a range of significant policy and operational changes. [...]

DPP insults victims of crime, says MP By Craig Bildstien 06may06
THE self-confessed “villain” of Parliament, Nick Xenophon, yesterday demanded the State Government appoint an independent regulator to oversee the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
In an address to the SA Press Club, Mr Xenophon described the behaviour of chief prosecutor Stephen Pallaras, QC, towards [...]

Liberals consider establishing anti-corruption body: ABC News Online

The South Australian Opposition says it will consider establishing a permanent inquiry into corruption by public officials if it wins the next state election.

The Opposition Leader, Rob Kerin, says cases including the so-called stashed cash affair, the Ashbourne inquiry and the Eugene McGee hit and run case have [...]