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Archive for June, 2006

Making parking inspectors less popular

( Melbourne and Heh! )

An innovative idea for making drivers hate parking inspector even more.

100 cars, 12 months, 69 crashes

( News )

A unique naturalistic study into driving behaviour found that in a year, 100 cars were involved in 82 crashes, 761 near-crashes, and 8295 incidents.

Cold commuters?

Non-cycling commuters - you can stop feeling sorry for me right now. I’m perfectly happy - and warm - on my bike, thanks.

Road visibility survey

( News )

The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland is conducting an online survey on improving the visibility and safety of pedestrians, road workers, and cyclists.

No saddle required

Bike stunts video. How does he do that stuff?

Sinclair to release A-bike

Sir Clive Sinclair is about to release another bike innovation - hopefully it will have a longer life than the Zike and the C5.

More dark than light

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! )

It’s the shortest day today and more cyclists should be lighting up…

Too much “news” about bike deaths?

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

Does the media report cyclist deaths and injuries simply because they are novel?

Mud is gorgeous too

smc’s off-road commute is wet, muddy and slippery - and gorgeous!

Nigel Havers REALLY hates me

( Rant and News and Grrr! )

“They’re belligerent. Foul-mouthed. A danger to us all. But in a blistering attack on selfish cyclists, NIGEL HAVERS says it’s their smug self-righteousness that really drives him insane.” Yep, someone’s let Havers loose in the opinion pages. But you couldn’t accuse him of smug self-righteousness, could you?

Night landings on Gardiners Creek Trail

( Melbourne and News )

Stonnington Council plans to install solar powered lighting studs along a stretch of the Gardiners Creek trail.

Scumbag refuses to help

( Kids and Rant and News and Grrr! )

Police are still seeking a hit-and-run scumbag who left a ten year old lying in a Ballarat carpark.

How low can a scumbag go?

( Melbourne and Kids and News and Grrr! )

Hit-and-run drivers are scumbags. But how much of a lowlife do you have to be to leave a six year old girl lying bleeding to death by the side of the road?

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