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Going to Court in Queensland
Traffic Infringement Notice issued 4 August 2017 Timeline 4 August 2017 On 4 August I was issued with a TIN for not wearing a helmet. Three members of the QPS bike squad saw fit to attend to the...
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Going to Court in South Australia
On March 23rd 2018, our South Australian co-ordinator and National Vice-President Sundance Bilson-Thompson was in court in Adelaide challenging a bike helmet fine. Those of you who have listened to one...
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Victorian Cyclists and the State Election
Victorian Cycling Groups are getting together to discuss coordination and goals for this year’s State election. If your group hasn’t been contacted yet, please get in touch via our Contact Us page or...
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Discouraged Cyclists, More Cars, More Injuries
This is a guest post by Chris Gillham, who maintains http://www.cycle-helmets.com/, a rich repository of facts and statistics on Australia’s helmet law disaster. With Australia’s National Cycling...
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Spotlight on America: are helmets increasing the injury rate?
This is a guest post by Chris Gillham, who maintains http://www.cycle-helmets.com/, a rich repository of facts and statistics on Australia’s helmet law disaster. A new American study has cast further...
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2016 bike helmet penalty increase in NSW a failure
In 2016 the NSW Government in Australia increased its bicycle helmet penalty to the highest in the world, but data analysis shows the hike in fines discouraged cycling participation and failed to meet...
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New Religion – Rotavitae
It has come to our attention here at Freestyle Cyclists that a new religion has been formed which may be of interest. Their supernatural Being is called Rotavitae and they have ten core beliefs and...
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Policing Mandatory Helmet Laws in NSW
Legal academics Julia Quilter and Russell Hogg have published the results of recent research they have undertaken, in an article in the June 2021volume of the University of New South Wales Law Journal....
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Victoria: get an exemption from Bicycle Helmet Regulation
Significant changes have been made to the process for obtaining a medical exemption from the requirement to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle in Victoria. These changes are welcomed by Freestyle...
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Helmets Worsen Concussions
This is a guest post by Chris Gillham, who maintains http://www.cycle-helmets.com/, a rich repository of facts and statistics on Australia’s helmet law disaster. A commentary on a new editorial from...
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