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Pull over, driver. And get off that phone!

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

Let’s get behind the wheel and do anything other than pay attention to the road….

Bike number plates: dumb idea redux

( Melbourne and Rant and News and Grrr! )

Leader Newspapers finds another non-story on cycling, this time in Preston.

Water, waste and white elephants

( Melbourne and Rant and Grrr! )

From this casual observer’s point of view the FINA Swimming Championships were a bit of a wash-out. And now they’ve dumped a pipe across the Yarra Trail…

Solving the (human) energy crisis

( Rant )

A bit of purposeful work is good for the body and the mind.

Elizabeth’s badly designed bike lanes

( Melbourne and Rant and Grrr! )

Elizabeth Street in Melbourne has dangerous bike lanes.

Thoughts on the quality of service in bike hire

( Rant )

Is bike hire profitable? I dunno, but the local bike shop that offers a bike hire service should treat it as seriously as any other part of their business. Maybe even more so.

Roadies aren’t the only “real” cyclists

( Melbourne and Rant and News )

Roadies–especially the cashed-up “new golf” gang–don’t represent the only legitimate form of cycling.

Let’s call it assault with a deadly weapon

( Rant and News and Grrr! )

Let’s call a spade a bloody shovel. This is not, as AAP reported, “a hit-and-run incident”–it’s criminal assault.

The Heart Foundation: They’re Lovin’ It

( Kids and Rant and News )

I’m still struggling with the idea of a Heart Foundation endorsement for everyone’s favourite Scottish restaurant…

The Economics of Rail Trail Tourism

( Rant and News )

What’s the economic value of a rail trail to the surrounding community? While it might be hard to estimate accurately, the consensus seems to be that they’re a good thing locally.

It’s not quite “road rage”, but still…

( Melbourne and Rant and Grrr! )

It’s funny how cycling changes your attitude and behaviour, even when you’re not on the bike.

Driver training is pointless

( Rant and News )

An academic at the University of British Columbia wants to give up on driver training…

White line fever

My preoccupation this morning was with white line lane markings…

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