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DiNotte burning battery recall
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- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Recreational
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Newtown
- Tell us about your bikes
- Trek 1200 road bike.
- About Me:
- I think Sydney is a very cycling unfriendly city, compared to many other world cities. We need to advocate or things will never improve. We need lower car speed limits (like other states do), and build more dedicated cycleways.
- Website:
- http://alexcanal.com/
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Imagine a new vehicle that emits no emissions
Posted on November 20, 2008 at 7:30pm 14 Comments 0 Likes
The Federal government has given the Australian car industry hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a "green" car. One that still uses petrol, but a slightly reduced amount.
Still on the green theme, the Federal government is also subsidising individual home owners $8000 to install solar panels on their roofs.
In the quest to develop the elusive green vehicle, the government has forgotten that we already have one... the bicycle.
Imagine if… Continue
Speed Limits
Posted on November 17, 2008 at 1:49pm 25 Comments 0 Likes
In July, 2008, the On Your Bike Active Transport conference held at Homebush Bay identified road speed limits as the number #1 issue inhibiting bicycle usage in New South Wales.
Urban speed limits in New South Wales are very high by international standards. Major suburban roads currently have a speed limit of 60km/h. In Melbourne it is 50km/h. Some states in the USA have a default limit of 25mph (40km/h). In Germany, despite the autobahn having unlimited… Continue
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