I have no data on this but also pretty much no doubt that the week after daylight saving ends is a good week for bike light sales.
Rant
Changing minds on bike registration: don't hold your breath
Well of course registering bikes is a ludicrous idea. It's so obviously a stupid concept that it hardly needs explaining why.
Rant
What is this high visibility madness?
Where does it come from, this ridiculous push to put kids in high visibility clothing? The minuscule risk that might be eliminated by the wearing of hi viz is completely washed away by the health risks associated with discouraging active transport.
Rides and Routes
Tour de Breakfast 2013
For the longest time I tended to greet Ride2Work day with a yawn and shrug: it's really not much of a big deal when every day is ride to work day. But then I heard about the Tour de Breakfast, where the idea is to hit as many community breakfasts as you can between opening and closing—and try not to be late for work in the process. Suddenly Ride2Work day got interesting.
News
'Missiles'? Maybe, but no-one is in the firing line
Complete lack of surprise that the Herald Sun does dishonest reporting on a recycled anti-cycling story.