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Brief history of helmet law in Australia
Following the precedent of helmets for motorcyclists, opinion unsupported by scientific evidence developed that cyclists, especially children, need more protection and that helmets could provide it. In 1978, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Road Safety recommended that “cyclists be advised of the safety benefits of protective helmets and the possibility of requiring cyclists…
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Bike Share
Dublin bike share: a success story: Now deployed in over 500 cities worldwide, bike share is the fastest growing urban transport mode.
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Canberra Times article
WHAT TO TELL THE KING Helmets protect soldiers and workers, so let’s make cyclists wear them too and save our children from dreaded brain injury. The idea seemed plausible. Surgeons advocated it and as early as 1978 a Federal parliamentary committee on motorcycle and bicycle safety recommended that it be kept under review. The initial…
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Submission to “CYCLING AUSTRALIA, THE NATIONAL STRATEGY”
In August 1998, Austroads Inc., a body comprising Australian transport authorities, invited comments on a consultation paper for a national cycling strategy. On behalf of CRAG, Bill Curnow submitted the following comments. COMMENTS ON “CYCLING AUSTRALIA, THE NATIONAL STRATEGY, COMMUNITY CONSULTATION PAPER, AUGUST 1998” The paper does not give any attention to the effects that…
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COMPULSORY SELF-PROTECTION ON ROADS: GAIN OR HARM TO SOCIETY?
Introduction A subject of current controversy in Australia is the role of governments in individuals’ choices about protecting themselves against disease and injury. Concerns have been expressed about infringement of civil liberties and possible adverse effects of preventive medical treatments that governments are urging, immunisation for example. People are rightly demanding the full scientific knowledge…
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Submission to the National Road Transport Commission
Entrenchment of Helmet Laws in Australian Road Rules by Bill Curnow 18 August 1997 Under an agreement by all governments in Australia, the National Road Transport Commission is developing Australian Road Rules that all road users in Australia will need to follow. Draft rules were released for public comment in 1994. In the light of…