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Continue reading at the publisher's website.But not just yet in New South Wales…. Just a few weeks ago, the Assistant Treasurer accepted the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) recommendation to adopt additional bicycle helmet standards in Australia. This means that bicycle helmets meeting 6 Australian and overseas standards can be imported and sold in Australia. Australia’s new standards should allow a…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Not compared to car ownership! At Bicycle NSW, we regularly hear that people are put off buying an e-bike by the high purchase cost. Our content writer, Monique Ewen, set out to understand whether e-bikes really are too expensive. She did this by comparing the cost of ownership for e-bikes and cars. Given the current…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Stories of spectacular fires caused by lithium-ion batteries have sparked fears about the safety of these batteries and the gadgets they power. And of course, this includes e-bikes and other e-mobility devices. As our recent article Why is there an e-bike in my shower? highlighted, e-bikes are very popular with people living in apartments. Of…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Not according to urban planning experts! Australian cities have an abundance of affordable, subsidised and often free homes – but only for cars. Parking is a poor use of valuable public land in Australian cities. Most parking is free or heavily-subsidized. Planning codes have ensured that developments provide abundant parking ever since the private car…
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Continue reading at the publisher's website.Bike paths and pedestrian-friendly streets have much more to do with improving our economy than many people realise! Pitt Street in the Sydney’s CBD. Originally installed as part of the pop-up cycleways program in response to social distancing rules, the Pitt Street cycleway was made permanent in 2022. Two vehicle lanes were reallocated – one for…
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