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Australian Walking and Cycling Conference

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24.01.2022 Forbes.com have announced that bikes are this decade's mobility winner To quote: "Obviously, bicycles aren’t for everyone, but it can, with the right planning and means, be a very good way to decongest cities, both in terms of traffic density and air quality" https://www.forbes.com//this-decades-mobility-winner-the/

24.01.2022 Podcasts from the conference in October are on our website. Check out 'Getting there faster by slowing down' - podcast with Assoc Prof Paul Tranter, a keynote speaker this year (Produced by Radio Adelaide) http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/getting-there-faster-b/

22.01.2022 Happy father's day everyone! A gorgeous day to be out walking and cycling Just over three weeks to go til the conference! The conference will be fully virtual this year, and two days will only cost $50!! Registration is open: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2020-australian-walking-and Check out the program here: https://walkingandcycling.us12.list-manage.com/track/click... We hope to see you online on the 1st and 2nd of October!

22.01.2022 Another excellent podcast featuring a presenter at #AWCC19 - Nicholas Fogarty exchanged bussing for cycling to work and arrived in half the time. Hear him speak about his research into solutions to Sydney's traffic congestion: http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/out-of-the-gridlock/

17.01.2022 Check out this blog by Garry Robinson on cycling in Adelaide https://biketrail.blog///26/adelaide-an-easy-cycling-city/

14.01.2022 A big congratulations from Adelaide to the Newcastle team who put on an awesome conference over the last two days! So many great presentations and discussions ... research, policy change, urban design, the importance of advocacy and more

13.01.2022 Excited to announce that the Australian Walking & Cycling Conference will be held in Newcastle on 1-2 October 2020. Call for abstracts coming soon! http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/about/

12.01.2022 The AWCC was a marketing ambassador for the 2015 Copenhagen Bikeable City Masterclass. That Masterclass was a great experience for the Australian and Asian Planners who attended. It's back! Check out the flyer! http://www.cycling-embassy.dk//join-our-bikeable-city-mas/

11.01.2022 NZ government committing to zero carbon, including a commitment to more infrastructure to get people walking & cycling, & out of their cars

06.01.2022 The call for abstracts is open for the 2020 Australian Walking & Cycling Conference!! Come to Newcastle 1-2 October & share your research or experience on walking & cycling including active transport, recreation, liveability, urban planning, public health, sustainability, climate impact, and more! Check out the details on our website - we hope you can come! ... http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/call-for-abstracts/

05.01.2022 There is still time to submit an abstract to the AWCC 2020 to be hosted by Newcastle in October. Check out our website for details. Online presentations are welcomed at this year's conference. Share your research or experience AWCC attracts a diverse range of delegates each year, including town and country planners, transport planners, policy makers, population health experts, mobility technicians, health promotion professionals and futurists.... We also welcome activists, advocates and change agents. People who want to build better cities and towns and who want to share their vision and their evidence. We hope to see you in October, either in Newcastle or online! http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/about/

04.01.2022 Podcast with Alicia Holman and Daniel Osborne, two transport planners working for multinational engineering company ARUP, discussing walkability in urban design, and the economic benefits. Alicia and Daniel attended AWCC19 in Port Adelaide this year, and ARUP were silver sponsors of the conference. (www.arup.com) http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/walkability-makes-econ/

04.01.2022 Port Adelaide - 2019

04.01.2022 Do you believe our community is being served by the current package of bicycle laws and fines? IMHO the best opportunity for NSW bicycle law reform is widening ...footpath riding from 15 to 17 years old, and then hopefully expanding to adults. Bicycle NSW successfully lobbied for the footpath age to increase from 11 to 15 years, which changed in July last year. And last week Victoria announced new road rules that allow children under 13 to cycle on footpaths (as well as allowing older people to accompany young children)... https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au//changes-to-footpath-cycli There is strong support in NSW for all-ages footpath riding from younger adults (the 18-24 year old group are 60% in favour, 25-34 years old 53% in favour), people living in the Blue Mountains/Southern Highlands/Central Coast/Newcastle/Wollongong (54% in favour), from cyclists (63% in favour) and from many occupation groups (such as tradies, construction, healthcare, education, retail, sales and administrative staff, as well as a small sample of Police and security services). Regular drivers are 11% more likely to favour footpath riding, compared to people who don’t hold a drivers licence. Four US states have passed laws allowing cyclists to treat a stop sign as a give way sign, and a red light as a stop sign. This is called the 'Idaho stop' and offers flexibility for bike riders, as well as slightly quicker journeys. The rule is risk-based in that it recognises that vehicles are much more dangerous than bicycles... The Idaho stop doesn’t change the right-of-way rules or give cyclists priority at the intersection, it just gives permission to continue through the intersection without coming to a full stop, if it’s safe to do so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop In Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium drivers are presumed liable in the case of a collision with a non-driver, including cyclists. The UK is one of only five European countries (alongside Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Ireland) which has not introduced these rules... Presumed liability, also called strict liability, simply shifts the burden of proof from the more vulnerable road user to the driver. It only applies to the civil liability question (compelling the driver to pay for the rider's damages), and doesn't apply to criminal liability (determining who was at fault and who gets charged). Presumed liability doesn't abolish fault for the cyclist or pedestrian, nor does it automatically hold the driver liable... Bicycle Queensland supports presumed liability laws and recommends they be introduced in Queensland: https://bq.org.au//BQ-Position-Statement-on-Presumed-Liabi Since 2012 there have been 35,000 offences for bike riders not wearing a helmet in NSW, raising $8 million in fines from people pursuing a healthy and wholesome activity. Over 60% of bike-related offences are for helmets and over three-quarters of fine revenue is for helmets, chewing up a large amount of Police resources (which could have been used to improve cycling road safety or reduce injuries/harm in other ways). I'm personally in favour of bicycle riding on all footpaths (with the existing penalties for unsafe and reckless behaviour), adopting the Idaho stop for stop signs and red traffic lights, presumed/strict liability, as well as bike helmet choice for adults. However, there are pragmatic reasons for pursuing footpath riding while holding back from campaigning for helmet choice. There is broad and deep public opposition to loosening the mandatory helmet laws, as well as institutional resistance to change from road safety authorities and politicians. Targeted campaigning for footpath riding has resulted in positive change, while massive resources devoted to helmet choice may yield no results... Therefore I agree with the policy stance of Bicycle NSW, to pursue an expansion of footpath riding while not taking a stance on changing the helmet laws. I'm keen to gauge the broader appetite for change... How strongly do you feel the need for change? Which bike laws do you most want to see changed? What is the most compelling evidence from your perspective, and what do you see as the strongest arguments in favour of change? This survey of 1,000 NSW adults was conducted by Online Research Unit during June 2019, and included these yes/no questions: - Should children and adults be able to ride on footpaths, with pedestrians protected by the penalties for unsafe and negligent riding? - The ‘Idaho stop’ has been adopted in some parts of the United States. It allows cyclists to treat a stop sign as a give way sign, and treat a red light as a stop sign Should NSW adopt the Idaho stop? - Should adults be able to choose whether to wear a helmet when riding on paths and when riding on slower roads (with a limit under 60 kilometres per hour)?

03.01.2022 Conference presentations are now up on our website: https://drive.google.com//1cRX96TbnXbdZo3sI2Y59xEt2ZPS5hFLb

02.01.2022 Australian Walking & Cycling Conference, Oct 24 & 25

02.01.2022 Podcasts of interviews with some of the speakers who presented their research at the conference in October, are now available on our website. A huge thank you to Nicky Page & Sue Reece for the recording and producing these interviews http://www.walkingandcycling.com.au/step-away-from-the-car/