Local news
Bayswater students get ACTIVE
Students at Bayswater West Primary School in Melbourne are riding, walking, skating and scooting into a healthier future thanks to the launch of Ride2School’s ACTIVEMaps. Developed by Bicycle Network’s Ride2School program, the ACTIVEMaps initiative encourages school communities to adopt healthy habits by identifying suitable riding and walking routes to school.
Tassie councils urge return of grants program
Can Australia embrace the bike like Amsterdam?
International news
Barcelona embraces ebikes
Following the overwhelmingly successful launch of a pilot fleet of public ebikes in December, Barcelona is expanding the fleet to include 300 ebikes available at 46 stations. The city has also offered bikeshare memberships to the 2500 people on the waiting list. Given the popularity of the ebike fleet, the city has plans to expand the system further, and within a week of announcing a new waiting list more than 300 people had signed up.
California considers mandatory helmet law
The state of California already requires children under 18 to wear a helmet when riding a bike, and now Senator Carol Liu has presented a bill to make helmets mandatory for adult riders as well. Of the bill Senator Liu explained: “This law will help protect more people and make sure all riders benefit from the head protection that a helmet provides.” If the bill were to pass, California would become the first American state to make helmets compulsory for adult riders.
Armstrong fined $10 million
Health
Psychology of cycling
Ella presents fifteen reasons why cycling makes us happier.
Video
Eddy Merckx Hour Record attempt – 1972
With Rohan Dennis setting a new men’s Hour Record a little over a week ago and Paralympian Sarah Storey set to challenge the women’s record on 28 February, take a step back in time and relive Eddy Merckx’s 1972 record breaking performance in Mexico City.
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