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Should cyclists stop ignoring red lights?

Cyclists are frequently criticised for ignoring red lights, but focussing on greater compliance won’t make motorists accept them as legitimate road users

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Why do (some) cyclists ignore red lights?

Now that cycling is increasingly a ‘mainstream’ mode of transport, there’re calls for cyclists to conform to the road rules. But it prompts the question why some cyclists don’t in the first place

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Are cyclists ‘mere obstacles’ to motorists?

Cyclists are outraged a jury found a truck driver not guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of a cyclist this week. It’s time the law stopped treating cyclists as ‘mere obstacles’ to motorists

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Should drivers give up roadspace for cyclists?

The Herald-Sun and the RACV are united in their opposition to plans by Melbourne Cty Council to take roadspace in the CBD away from cars and give it to cyclists. Do they have a case?

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Do mandatory helmet laws deter children from cycling?

A new US study compares cycling by children in States with helmet laws against those without. It concludes the laws reduce children’s head injuries but do it by reducing cycling. But is it convincing?

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Will a bicycle helmet save your head?

New research indicates bicycle helmets are very good for your head even if you collide with a motor vehicle. However helmet-wearing rates by teenagers and children involved in accidents are very low

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‘The war on Britain’s roads’: cyclists vs drivers

A cyclist who took part in the controversial BBC documentary on cyclists vs drivers aired in Britain this week has been inundated with hate messages, according to the MailOnline.

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Should the helmet law be repealed to save bikeshare?

The environmental and health benefits of bikeshare schemes are way too small by themselves to justify repeal of the helmet law. Any debate on changing the law should be evidence-based and inclusive

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Does cycling infrastructure reduce serious accidents?

A new Canadian study confirms what cyclists intuitively know: providing quality cycling infrastructure reduces the risk of accidents and serious injuries

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How come we don’t already have safe cycling networks?

It’s extraordinary that the inner suburbs of our major cities don’t already have comprehensive networks of safe low-cost cycling routes where cycists have priority over cars

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