Queensland Cycling Strategy

The Queensland Government has released the Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027.

The strategy sets the direction for encouraging more cycling, more often throughout Queensland over the next 10 years. It is accompanied by an Action Plan and Queensland State of Cycling Report, which will be updated every two years to help prioritise effective action and respond to changes that impact cycling in Queensland.

The new strategy is about supporting those who ride and those who want to start riding by making traveling by bike a safer and more comfortable option.

The State of Cycling report will also be published every two years to track the progress of achieving the vision of more cycling, more often.

Cycling Resources

About Cycling, Cycling Benefits, Bike User Guide, Bikeway Maps, Cycling Events, Research and Safety Resources …

Source: Department of Transport & Main Roads

Bike Riding Encouragement Program Community Grants Program 2020-21

The Bicycle Riding Encouragement Program (BREP) community grants provide financial support for activities that help to increase the number of people who regularly ride a bike.

Cycling infrastructure grants

To get more people cycling more often, cycling needs to be accessible and safe, with facilities that encourage new riders, women and children. The Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program aim is to accelerate the delivery of cycling networks and encourage more cycling across Queensland.

CYCLING SAFETY: A Collection of Resources

Healthy, environment-friendly and endlessly fun – the arguments to take up cycling are undoubtedly convincing, and you have every reason to listen to them. However, being confident on your bike unfortunately doesn’t guarantee safety – you have to stay mindful of your surroundings and other people around you in order to ensure you have a safer ride, and even then, accidents can happen.

Fortunately, there is plenty of advice you can follow to minimize the risk of injuries, and it is worth taking a look at some of these tips, especially if you are a beginner cyclist. To make it easier for you, we collected a range of resources to help you have a smoother ride – helmets on, and happy riding!

Bicycle Safety: Smart Guide for Every Beginner Cyclist

Like with any activity, bike riding comes with safety risks. From simple cuts, scrapes, and bruises to much more serious injuries, there are some serious consequences to the risks of not riding safe. Yet there are ways to mitigate these risks. The best way to do so is to first learn about what bicycle safety is, what it entails, and what you can do to make your next ride just that much safer. Here’s our smart bicycle safety guide perfect for beginner cyclists. Read Full Article

Source: Power Meter City

Turning Blind

Vehicle blind spots and carelessness are a deadly combination. Here’s some ways that you, as a bike rider, stay out of harm’s way. Blind spots, blind spots and trucks and Tips for sharing the road

Source
Bicycle Network

Bicycle road rules and safety

Bicycles are a type of vehicle—when you ride a bicycle on a Queensland road, you have rights and responsibilities like all other road users.

When you ride a bicycle, you must obey the general road rules the same as other motorists as well as the specific road rules for bicycle riders.

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Safety Tips

The Definitive Guide to Safer Cycling and Improving Safety
Source: The Bike Storage Company (UK)

Tips for Safer Cycling

How can you improve your safety on the road and ensure you’re not caught in a collision?

Source: The Bike Storage Company (UK)

Bike Maintenance

Whether you’re rolling around on a top-of-the-range machine or a family heirloom – bikes are all fairly simple devices that deliver the same simple pleasure.

Learn more about choosing, adjusting and maintaining your bike here.

See also: Bike cleaning

Bicycle Network

Essential bike maintenance tips everyone should know

From Training Wheels to Trails:
A Guide to Introducing Kids to Bicycling

Biking isn’t just about the fun and excitement it brings to kids, which is definitely a huge part of it. It’s also a great way for kids to get active, improve their balance and coordination, and even boost their confidence as they learn and conquer a new skill. Plus, it’s a fantastic way for them to explore the world around them and enjoy a sense of freedom and adventure. Read More

Source: Sports Degrees Online

Getting Started: Top Cycling Tips for Beginners

Are you thinking about getting into cycling? It’s a fun sport, with plenty of different disciplines. Whether you want the thrill of navigating your way through a downhill trail or the competitive excitement of a street race, cycling has plenty of options to keep you fit, healthy, and entertained.

This post unpacks some basic tips for newcomers to cycling. Read in Full

Source: Athlos

Top 18 cycling routes in Queensland

Cycling in Queensland is one of the most enjoyable ways to explore more of this part of Australia. So you can find your perfect Queensland bike ride, we’ve reviewed our full collection of cycling routes in the region to deliver the top 20. Just click on each route to see a full breakdown of detailed information including elevation profiles and surface analyses, and browse real tips and photos uploaded by other members of the komoot community.

Cycling Boom puts focus on keeping riders safe

An explosion in bicycle sales during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has renewed the focus on keeping cyclists safe.

“It is very important to look ahead to the future and ensure we can provide a safe and encouraging environment for people to enjoy riding, whether that be for the simple pleasure of riding with family and friends, or as a means of transport or commuting”

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Bike Lane Design Guidelines

Bicycle lane designs have been evolving rapidly in recent years, in response to increased
participation rates and the realisation that there needs to be increased emphasis on improving the safety and experience of on-road bike riding for cyclists of all capabilities to better meet community needs and expectations, while increasing bicycle use.

The guidelines cover the following on-road bike facilities:

1. Kerbside Physically Separate
2. Double Chevron
3. Single Chevron on Parking Side of Bike Lane
4. Single Chevron on Traffic Side of Bike Lane
5. Simple Bike Lane
6. Shared Traffic-Bike Lane
7. Six alternate intersection treatments (covering physically separated bike lanes/separation through traffic signal phasing/roundabouts)

Source
City of Melbourne

E-bikes and the Impact on Off-road Cycling

While traditional bike technology is likely to continue to stabilise, the rapid emergence of the E-bike is likely to have a profound impact on off-road cycling. As technology improves the bikes will become a much more common feature on trails, making cycling activities more accessible to more people. Being able to cycle at higher average speeds, cover longer distances and ride up hills more easily makes e-bikes an attractive option for recreation and commuting.

Source
Treadwell

Recipe for a cycling environment

Study shows the supercharge of ebikes

Ebikes are replacing cars and increasing the time people spend riding, a study of ebike users in North America has found.

Why we need a national Ride2School program

More than two-thirds of Australian school students are driven to school, even though their parents understand the importance of riding and walking shows new research.

Bicycle Network lifts the lid on helmet survey

A survey of almost 20,000 people has found that nearly two-thirds don’t believe you should have to wear a helmet every time you ride a bike in Australia.

The Amazing Way Bicycles Change You

People take to their bikes …

… when we make it safer and easier for them

The latest national cycling participation data, released in June this year, show the proportion of Australians cycling has fallen significantly since 2011. This is bad news for health and wellbeing, and for the economy as well.

However, our recent research shows some exceptions to this trend, in places where safe cycleways have been built.

How to prevent your bike from being stolen (UK)

Even a basic bicycle for travelling between work and home can be expensive, so it’s no surprise that bikes are a popular target for thieves.

So what are the best ways to help prevent yours from being stolen? Whether it’s at home or away, this guide should help you keep your bike more secure

See also:
Australian Bike Vault
National Bike Register

Road Toads & Pedalphiles

Mythbusting the reasons why people hate cyclists

New Electronic Bike Helmet

Cyclevision … devised the ‘smart helmet’’ featuring video streaming technology to give riders advance warning of impending collisions.

“Bicycle riders are vulnerable road users, and the number of cyclists hospitalised as a result of road incidents nationally has been increasing by about four per cent each year, but with enough warning, a cyclist may be able to take the necessary action to avoid a collision, especially with vehicles approaching from behind and this smart Cyclevision helmet is a great solution”

Drivers are overwhelmingly at fault in collisions with cyclists — should we assume they are liable?

To keep our cyclists safe, it may be time to adopt the approach of many European nations by introducing legislation that, in civil cases, presumes that car drivers caused a collision unless there is evidence to the contrary.

Helmets Reduce Risk of Serious Injury

A major study of bike helmet use around the world from more than 64,000 cyclists has found helmets reduce the risks of a serious head injury by nearly 70%.

The compulsory wearing of bike helmets in Australia has long been a source of frustration for some cyclists, who argue it reduces participation rates. Previous studies have indicated helmet use encourages risk-taking behaviour or does not reduce serious injury to the brain.