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Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Miscellaneous stories

More on bamboo bikes:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/22/bamboo-bike

Overcome your fear of falling into a 'safety ravine':
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/108291/Speeding-cyclists-foiled-by-fake-ravine-

What is supermodel Elle Macpherson up to?:
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/supermodel+elle+macpherson+says+get+on+your+bike/3216857

Bikes, trucks, London mirrors and green lanes:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6506226.ece

Naked bike ride:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/432304.html

UK kids can't ride:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1192970/A-tenth-children-dont-know-ride-bike-parents-fears-strangers.html

The Bicycle Diaries- a travelogue:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activityandadventure/the-bicycle-diaries/5542083/The-bicycle-diaries-mistaken-identity-in-Turkey.html

Not a bike... a car:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1193359/Debut-British-hydrogen-powered-urban-car-hitting-streets-2013.html
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Toowoomba Bike Clubs

Audax Australia
audax.org.au
Qld contacts:
audax.org.au/public/index.php?option=com_contact&catid=25&Itemid=277

Bikeline Racing
www.bikelineracing.org
www.bikelineracing.org/contact-us.html

Highfields Rollers Cycling Club Inc.
www.highfieldsrollers.com
highfieldsrollers.cyclinggroup@gmail.com

Toowoomba BMX Club
www.bmxq.org.au/Clubs/Toowoomba.htm
twmbabmx@bigpond.net.au

Toowoomba Cycling Club
www.freewebs.com/toowoombacyclingclub
twmbacyclingclub@yahoo.com.au

Toowoomba Mountain Bike Club
www.tmbc.org.au
contact@tmbc.org.au

Toowoomba Triathlon Club
www.twmbatriclub.org.au
toowoombatriclub@gmail.com



What is a Bicycle Advisory Committee?

The Toowoomba BUG supports the creation of a BAC to assist the new Toowoomba Regional Council get the right policies in place for cycling.

We recently attended a Bicycle Queensland seminar on the role of BUGs and learned first hand how difficult it can be dealing with some councils without a BAC, and how difficut it can be for councils to be sure they are dealing with the wide and varied needs of cyclists.

A BAC is needed here to ensure all the major government departments, and all the major local stakeholders, are sitting around the same table, at the same time, implementing the whole range of cycling policies, in unison, and correctly.

Government policies across a range of areas must be dealt with by councils at the same time.

Volunteer cycling groups, such as this BUG, must be utilised to ensure on-the-ground cycle needs are being heard and met.

Read about the value of BACs here:
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/resources/file/eb56150c9302309/pdf_a5_staffing_bacs_and_bugs.pdf

What is a BUG?

A Bicycle User Group (BUG) is a group of cyclists who have a common interest in improving riding conditions in their community. The groups have detailed local knowledge which makes them effective in working with planners and administrators to improve conditions for bike riding.

Read more here:
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/Home/General_information/Cycling/Bike_user_guide/Bicycle_user_groups/


Want to know about workplace BUGs?
Read more here:
http://www.bv.com.au/bikes-and-riding/10705

Want to know about bike parking at your workplace?
Read more here:
http://www.bv.com.au/change-the-world/118/

Contact the Toowoomba BUG by email

Emails are checked at least every few days, so you may not get an instant reply, but reply we will.

toowoombabug@gmail.com

The Cycle Friendly Workplace Guide

  • http://www.bv.com.au/join-in/10213/

Bicycle Queensland membership

  • http://www.bq.org.au/membership/

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