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Posts from ‘August, 2008’

Bikes Racks – Is this what we need here in Perth?

Had to share this one.  According to BikeRader.com New York City has decided it needs to spice up cycling and has commissioned city artist and biking enthusiast David Byrne to create some interesting biycle racks for the City.  It is reported that David has come up with nine designs, ranging from a guitar to a [...]

“Force Cyclists to Use Paths” Says Town of Cambridge Councillor

This is the view of Town of Cambridge Councillor Rod Bradley as reported in the Cambridge Post, August 30, 2008 on page 9. Councillor Bradley is quoted as saying “it is quite silly for us to be spending money on bicycle networks when cyclists don’t use them.” It is then reported that Mr Bradley was [...]

Open Letter to Transperth – Driver of Bus Rego – TP1350

As it seems that the Transperth Feedback Form does not like me (two computers, two different operating systems, two different browsers and it will not submit) I have decided to post my “letter” here, describing my latest experience with a Transperth driver. If you have had a bad experience do let us know. Dear Transperth [...]

Culpable Driving applies to Cyclists

The Bicycle Transport Alliance of WA (BTAWA) in a recent posting to their blog, highlighted a recent change to Criminal Code of Western Australia, Section 284 which came into effect on August 1, 2008. Section 284 of the Criminal Code of Western Australia deals with “Culpable Driving” of vehicles such as bikes, skateboards, scooters, animals [...]

The Great Bike Ride 2008

The 2008 Great Bike Ride is scheduled for November 23, 2008 and as shown above will at this stage consist of three ride options, 106 km, 53 km and 10 km.  It should be noted however that the webpage is not updated at present but one can register for update notifications at the ride website.