Bike Hugger: Cyclists safer in numbers?
The New York Times Freakonomics folks had an interesting run down of studies on cycling safety a couple of days ago, under the title Will Bicycling to Work Get You Killed?. Timely considering another recent fatality here on the West Coast.
The intuitive answer is that the more riders there are, […]

Ottawa Citizen: Letters - Cyclists shouldn’t be discouraged from riding on roads
Re: Cyclists are safer on paths than risking the roadways, Oct. 17. Letter-writer Rob Riordan seems to use his bicycle solely for recreation and exercise. If he isn’t comfortable cycling on roads, that’s fine. But why discourage others from doing so? The […]

International Herald Tribune: Cyclists stage protest for bicycle lanes, mass transit access
Several hundred cyclists rode en masse through central Athens on Saturday demanding that the city council create designated lanes for cyclists. Braving a sudden downpour, the cyclists blew whistles and shouted anti-car slogans while holding up traffic. Athens, one of Europe’s more traffic-choked […]

Edmonton Journal.com: Cheeky Whyte Ave road signs a success
Mock roadside signs with cheeky safety slogans could spread to other parts of Edmonton after they were hailed a success on Whyte Avenue. During a seven-week campaign by the City of Edmonton in the summer, black and yellow signs were posted between 102nd Streets and 105th […]

Cyprus Mail: Bicycle lanes: progress halted by legal loopholes
Cyclists in Cyprus are facing a multitude of obstacles, with little help from government bodies despite the obvious environmental advantages of increasing traffic on two wheels. On Thursday, the Commissioner for the Environment, Charalambos Theopemotou, met with Andis Hadjivassiliou, the president of Podilatokinisis, an organisation for […]

ABC Central Victoria: Launch of Walk Bendigo
Anyone who’s spent much time in Bendigo will be familiar with the stop-start of driving through the CBD, or with waiting for the lights to change to cross the road. A new plan, launched this morning by the City of Greater Bendigo council and state Minister for Planning, […]

Bike Radar: Critical Mass on the receiving end
Critical Mass riders in Aberystwyth have asked police to act over abuse and intimidation. Cyclists who take part in Critical Mass rides aren’t always popular with drivers, and sometimes situations can escalate alarmingly.
A small group of riders in the Welsh coastal town of Aberystwyth is just the latest […]

Adelaide Now: Editorial - Cyclists given a rough ride
Adelaide should be an ideal cycling city. The terrain is flat, the roads are wide, the weather is essentially mild. But the road surfaces are in poor condition, cycling lanes are haphazard and poorly policed, and there are limited bicycle storage facilities in the city and suburban […]

The Mercury: Share the road plea by cyclists
Motorists need to be more patient when dealing with bicycles and give them room on the road, says former champion cyclist Louise Padgett. The Tasmanian rider was one of six cyclists hit when a learner driver lost control of her car in Germany in July 2005. She suffered […]

The Age: Bendigo pedestrians get right of way
Ripping out traffic lights, throwing out signs and wiping out the road markings doesn’t seem the logical way to improve road safety. But, in a radical scheme to be unveiled by Planning Minister Justin Madden today, Bendigo City Council has decided to do just that. It […]

Vue Weekly: Recent cycling deaths are a wake-up call for safety
Over the past month, three cyclists have been killed by cars on the streets of the greater Edmonton area. Two of these deaths, William Korol and Mathew Bensalah, occurred over a period of less than 72 hours.
This is a heavy toll, and the entire […]

Democrat and Chronicle.com: Region to make way for bicycles
Like many Rochesterians, Peter LaDolce starts his morning with a 15-minute commute. Unlike most, he makes the journey by bicycle. “If it rains, I’ll still be riding,” said LaDolce, who bikes about 3.5 miles from his Browncroft Boulevard home to his job at Barkstrom & LaCroix Architects […]

Velo News: Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: The break-down lane
Dear Bob, I have a question about getting harassed by police here in the New York/New Jersey area, and wanted to ask what you would do in that situation. First incident, I am waiting at a light, it turns green, and as I proceed […]

New York Times: A Bicycling Mystery: Head Injuries Piling Up
Millions of parents take it as an article of faith that putting a bicycle helmet on their children, or themselves, will help keep them out of harm’s way.
But new data on bicycle accidents raises questions about that. The number of head injuries has increased 10 percent […]

SheCycles.com: Cyclists demand safer lorries
Over 1600 cyclists have signed petitions supporting the London Cycling Campaign’s call for wide vision mirrors to be fitted to all lorries. As it stand at this time nearly a third of large lorries will escape new safety regulation. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) warns lives may needlessly be put […]

Ivanhoe Newswire: Bicycle-Related Injuries a Big Concern for Kids
New research reveals bicycle injuries are more common in children and adolescents than previously believed. Researchers from Columbus Children’s Hospital in Ohio analyzed data from the 2003 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s Kids’ Inpatient Database. They looked at hospitalization for bicycle-related injuries according to patient demographics, […]

Adelaide Advertiser: Ride at your own risk
Potholes, broken glass, litter, rubble, parked cars, spill lanes, - cycling lanes strewn with obstacles that make a daily commute an exercise in survival. (AdelaideNow would like to hear your horror stories on two wheels. Scroll down to the comment box below.) That is before taking into […]

ABC Online: Cycling safety in Tasmania
As people were encouraged to get on their bikes and ride to work as part of National Ride to Work Day, some bike riders were asking hat councils are doing to make Hobart and other Tasmanian cities better for bike riding. Anthony Stoner rides his bike about 40 kilometres to […]

The Age: A ride to work still too risky
As thousands of new cyclists get on their bike for today’s Ride to Work Day, bicycle lobby groups say there are still too many riders being seriously injured or killed on Melbourne’s roads. “It’s getting safer, but it’s still not good enough,” Bicycle Victoria’s Harry Barber […]

Courier-Post: Bicycle riders can steer clear of danger
Nathan Penfield, like most bicyclists, has had brushes with vehicles and the pavement over the years. But he has been lucky. While the bikes suffered damage, he has walked away with only scrapes and bruises. “It’s tough to imagine being in this sport and not exchanging paint with […]