'We are not doing enough’: Why is Australia failing its cyclists?
13 January 2019 05:00
With increasingly frequent reports of cyclists being injured or killed on Australian roads, the cycling community is asking whether governments and peak body Cycling Australia could be doing moreMark Renshaw should be in Adelaide. The professional cyclist was scheduled to begin his 2019 UCI World Tour campaign at this week’s Tour Down Under. Instead, he is at home in Bathurst, recovering from a fractured pelvis after being hit by a car in December.“I was out on a training ride and about three-quarters of the way through a roundabout when a middle-aged driver entered the roundabout into my path,” Renshaw recalls. “I didn’t even see her – I just went straight over the bonnet.” He fractured his pelvis and is expected to miss several months of racing. Related: One in five Australian drivers admits to cyclist road rage, survey finds I am hoping that Australia will become a safe place to cycle Related: Dutch cyclist's death in Melbourne prompts calls for 'immediate' action on safety Related: Australia's biggest bike-lane sceptic 'wants to destroy cycling in Sydney' Continue readingread full article
