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Cyclist and AusPost worker caught in wild brawl

<p>An altercation between an Australia Post worker and a cyclist has gone viral on social media, with an investigation underway. </p> <p>The video captured by Gold Coast resident Codey Lamos showed the cyclist attacking the postie's van. </p> <p>"I don't want to fight, go away," the driver can be heard saying, as he tries to get into his van, the cyclist pushes the door squishing the driver. </p> <p>After realising he won't be left alone, the driver jumps out and begins throwing punches at the cyclist, while also throwing a small object at him.</p> <p>They then punch at each other for a few seconds, exchanging a few words before the driver hopped back into his van. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBBICoSpsmS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; 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This is my postman. He is the kindest person." </p> <p>"I know the postie came out on top but I still feel bad for him. No one should be treated like this at work," another added. </p> <p>“Postie tossed between losing his job or losing his patience,” a third wrote.</p> <p>One person wrote of the cyclist: “I can’t take captain spandex seriously.” </p> <p><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>

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'Boomer' cyclist allegedly caught keying cars

<p>A baby boomer on a bicycle has allegedly been caught red-handed by CCTV footage, which reportedly shows the man keying a series of cars. </p> <p>Residents of the affluent Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba have been terrorised by the anonymous car-keyer since September of last year. </p> <p>Mick Brown, who lives in the area, checked local CCTV cameras after his car had been keyed on September 29th, to try to identify the culprit.</p> <p>The footage showed what Mr Brown described as a “regular, well-dressed elderly man” cycling down Hubert Street.</p> <p>The man then turned around and cycled past 30 seconds later with one arm extended toward the parked cars with something attached to a red lanyard in his hand.</p> <p>Mr Brown told the <em><a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_NEW&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Fwoolloongabba-resident-claims-cars-repeatedly-targeted-by-man-on-bike-with-keys-over-period-of-months%2Fnews-story%2Fd6ca80fcd103ff0eaae3bc02e33e8fb4&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=LOW-Segment-1-SCORE&nk=5bc945873ffec79da7263488711d2aab-1715304777" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courier Mail</a></em>, “This act cost myself and the owner of the other two vehicles in excess of $10,000 in repairs.”</p> <p>“After repairs were completed on all three vehicles this same person has struck again on Saturday, December 30 (2023),” he said.</p> <p>After being struck by the cyclist three times and paying over $10,000 to fix the cars, Mr Brown said his car was targeted again on May 5th. </p> <p>"These attacks are happening in broad daylight,” he said. “While these appear to be targeted attacks neither myself nor the other victim know or recognise this person."</p> <p>“It is becoming quite distressing and this individual needs to be stopped.”</p> <p>The cyclist has yet to be identified, and no charges have been laid. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Courier Mail </em></p>

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Former world champion cyclist to face court over Olympian wife's death

<p>Rohan Dennis, the husband of former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, will face court after allegedly causing her death. </p> <p>Dennis, a former world champion cyclist, was arrested in January and charged with  causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life.</p> <p>It is alleged that he recklessly struck his wife with his car in front of their home in Medindie in Adelaide on December 30.</p> <p>Hoskins was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital but died later that night. </p> <p>The pair share two children together, and Dennis is due to appear at the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.</p> <p>If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. </p> <p>The Australian cycling community were devastated when news of Hoskins' death first broke. </p> <p>"Melissa described her team pursuit gold medal at the 2015 world championships as the highlight of her career but for the rest of us, the highlight was just having her around," AusCycling chief executive Marne Fechner said at the time.</p> <p>"Although she retired in 2017, her presence as an alumnus of the sport has been felt and appreciated by many in the cycling and riding community."</p> <p>Hoskins competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics as a member of the Australian track cycling team pursuit, that finished fourth place. </p> <p>She also competed at the 2016 Olympics for the same team, and was in the squad that won the 2015 world title in the event. </p> <p>The Olympian was laid to rest in her hometown, Perth, in January with a public memorial service held in Adelaide during what would've been her 33rd birthday a month later.</p> <p>Dennis, who has been on bail since January, attended both ceremonies. </p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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King Charles delights cyclists with surprise encounter

<p>A group of cyclists have caught the heartwarming moment they bumped into King Charles on camera. </p> <p>The royal was hiking alone near Balmoral estate when he passed by the group of mountain bikers, and in typical British fashion, started talking to them about the weather, and sharing his most cherished memories on the estate. </p> <p>The video, posted on mountain biker Andrew McAvoy's YouTube channel <em>McTrail Rider, </em>racked up over 310,000 views in just two days. </p> <p>"I think Charlie boy is here because there's guards down there with big assault rifles and stuff like that - it looks pretty cool," McAvoy said just before he started his trail. </p> <p>"They probably wouldn't do that if no one important was here." </p> <p>Not long after he spotted a walked in the distance and added: "I think that's a minor royal," before the realisation set in that it was in fact the King himself.</p> <p>The King stopped and started chatting with the group of cyclists, with McAvoy sharing that he and his friends were staying at he Royal Lochnagar Distillery, and were heading for Gelder Shiel - also known as Ernie's Bothy or the Royal Bothy - a public shelter used by hillwalkers. </p> <p>"We'll be staying in the bothy tonight," McAvoy said. </p> <p>"So good. I'm so glad it works. I think because it's is really nice. We renovated recently, but I'm trying to get more trees," Charles replied. </p> <p>"Yeah, it's looking looking lush compared to what it was two years ago. Do you ever stay there?" McAvoy added. </p> <p>"No we used to with my father and sister. It's occasionally used nowadays by another generation," Charles said. </p> <p>When asked if he was still on his summer holiday the monarch replied: "Yes. It is wonderful up here. The midges are horrendous. It's typical."</p> <p>The King added that he liked walking because it was "good for the soul" despite a somewhat colder Scottish summer this year. </p> <p>They then bid their farewells, with the King showing his sense of humour saying: "Take care, don't fall off!" </p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QABiQFWwXHg?si=oYHjQOwz997qnPRg" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>After their brief encounter, McAvoy and his friends couldn't help but comment on "what a nice man" Charles was.</p> <p>"Lovely man had time for us. Nice. I'm annoyed because I didn't want to care, but that was nice."</p> <p>The cyclist added: "He's a nice man. He's walking when everyone else is driving.</p> <p>"I'm just perplexed. It'd be one thing to like see the King with everyone - he was just wandering down the trail on his own."</p> <p>The Balmoral estate is generally open to the public from April to July each year, with access to the castle grounds being allowed on certain dates from September to December from this year. </p> <p><em style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Figtree, Roboto, Rubik, 'Noto Kufi Arabic', 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">Images: McTrail Rider YouTube</em></p>

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Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly hit cyclist with his car

<p dir="ltr">Arnold Schwarzenegger has allegedly been involved in a car accident that resulted in a woman being sent to hospital. </p> <p dir="ltr">The former California governor, 75, reportedly struck a woman on Sunday who was riding a bike with his car after she swerved into his lane, according to<em> <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-involved-bicyclist-traffic-accident-not-at-fault/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">A spokesperson for the Los Angeles police department could not immediately confirm the accident to the <em><a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/02/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-involved-in-car-accident-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a></em>, although police sources told TMZ that Schwarzenegger was not to blame for the accident. </p> <p dir="ltr">The source said Schwarzenegger, who is an avid cyclist himself, was not able to avoid the unidentified victim in the crash after the woman made a left turn in front of Schwarzenegger's vehicle before he could hit his brakes to come to a stop.</p> <p dir="ltr">The actor was reportedly co-operating with officers at the scene in West Los Angeles, while the cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries. </p> <p dir="ltr">Schwarzenegger also allegedly took the woman's bike to a local shop to repair the damage it sustained from the collision. </p> <p dir="ltr">An investigation into the incident is still ongoing, while reps for Schwarzenegger have yet to comment on the crash. </p> <p dir="ltr">The Austrian-born actor has had a run of bad luck with motor vehicle accidents lately.</p> <p dir="ltr">In January 2022, Schwarzenegger was involved in a multi-car crash in Brentwood, California.</p> <p dir="ltr">Schwarzenegger walked away from that crash seemingly uninjured, but another person involved sustained a head injury.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sources said at the time that the star was “deeply concerned” about the woman and intended to personally check up on her.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Horror crash sees cyclist launch into crowd

<p>The opening session of the track cycling event at the Commonwealth Games has been cancelled after a horrific crash left several athletes and spectators injured. </p> <p>A cyclist and his bike were catapulted over the barrier and into the crowd in an incident that brought down several riders in a sickening scene during the men’s 15km scratch race qualifying at the Lee Valley Velodrome.</p> <p>Medical staff rushed to the area where they were seen tending to British cyclist Matt Walls for more than 40 minutes before he was taken to hospital. </p> <p>England’s Commonwealth Games team then provided a positive update on Matt's condition later in the day. </p> <p>“Matt is alert and talking (as he has been throughout) and is being given medical attention in hospital,” the team statement read.</p> <p>The 24-year-old was trying to avoid riders who had fallen in a crash lower down the banking but as he rode up, he clipped another wheel and went over the top into the crowd.</p> <p>Witnesses said that, because of the gradient of the banking, spectators in the front row had been unsighted for the crash.</p> <p>One man received treatment for cuts to his arm while a young girl also received medical attention.</p> <p>Isle of Man rider Matt Bostock was also taken away from the scene on a stretcher. </p> <p>A Birmingham 2022 spokesperson said three riders and two spectators were treated by the on-site medical team.</p> <p>All three riders were taken to hospital, while the spectators were tended to at the scene. </p> <p>The session was abandoned moments later with one more event still scheduled. </p> <p>England’s Commonwealth Games Team released a preliminary statement sending its best wishes to all those involved.</p> <p>“Following a crash in the cycling men’s scratch race, Matt Walls has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks,” the statement read.</p> <p>“We send our best wishes to the riders and spectators involved in the incident, and will provide a further update when we can.”</p> <p>England’s racing team also tweeted, “Thoughts are with all the riders involved in the crash in the velodrome.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Mother left shaken after shocking cyclist attack

<p>A single mother has been left shaken after being confronted by an out of control cyclist in Sydney. </p> <p>Monique was driving on Pittwater Road in Sydney’s northern beaches where she gave a cyclist plenty of room on the road and indicated when she was turning. </p> <p>“I looked back ... just to check that he (the cyclist) hadn’t caught up, I was pretty sure she hadn’t but I wanted to double-check and then I consciously indicated because again I wanted it to be very clear to the cyclist that I was going to be turning,” Monique told <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/shocking-footage-of-a-cyclist-abusing-a-motorist-renews-calls-for-bike-registrations--c-7561212" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7News</a>.</p> <p>As she continued driving, she heard a loud yell, prompting her to stop her car.</p> <p>“I just had this feeling that not everything was OK,” she said.</p> <p>Monique saw the infuriated cyclist approach her car, which is when she decided to pull her phone out and record the ordeal. </p> <p>The video shows the man repeatedly open her car door and try to hit her, while unleashing a tirade of profanity and abuse. </p> <p>“Are you f***ing blind,” he can be heard saying.</p> <p>In response, Monique can be heard asking the cyclist to stop hitting her.</p> <p>“I’m calling the police, you can’t hit me,” she says.</p> <p>“I was indicating, and I turned ... it was perfectly safe.”</p> <p>After the ordeal, Monique said she was left “shaking”.</p> <p>“I couldn’t drive. It wouldn’t have been safe to drive.”</p> <p>The video has since been turned over to police as they try to identify the man to press charges.</p> <p>Lawyer Sam Macedone told 7News the video showed there was “intimidation without any doubt” but said it will be hard for police to actually do anything about it.</p> <p>“There’s really nothing you can do because there’s no registration plate, there’s no identification, there’s nothing,” he said.</p> <p>Monique believes the incident should be a catalyst for debate on cyclists needing to be registered to ride on the road.</p> <p>A spokesperson from the Australian Cycle Alliance condemned the man's actions, but said registration is not the answer.</p> <p>They said bike registration is an "expensive exercise" which remains deeply unpopular within the cycling community.</p> <p>“It would cost just as much to register a bike as it does to register a car in order to make it financially viable,” the spokesperson said.</p> <p>“Do we start at four-year-olds on their balance bikes ... how do you manage when you have multiple bikes?</p> <div> <p>“The cost of the system would far outweigh the benefit of the system.”</p> <p>Monique on the other hand said she believes cyclists should be registered if both cars and bikes are going to be sharing the roads.</p> <p>“We need to share accountability for our actions,” she said.</p> <p><em>Image credits: 7News</em></p> </div>

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Woman accused of killing pro cyclist captured in Costa Rica

<p>The woman accused of <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/pro-cyclist-shot-dead-at-25-suspect-at-large" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatally shooting</a> pro cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, 25, has been caught by police in Costa Rica after 43 days on the run. </p> <p>Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas on Wednesday, the Marshals Office said in a news release, as they confirmed she will be deported and returned to the US.</p> <p>Armstrong was wanted for the shooting of Wilson, who had previously dated Armstrong's boyfriend — 35-year-old professional cyclist Colin Strickland — in what investigators believe may have been a violent act of romantic jealousy.</p> <p>The shooting took place outside a friend's home in Austin, Texas, on May 11th. </p> <p>After a week in hiding, Armstrong used a fraudulent passport to fly from New Jersey to Costa Rica, according to the US Marshals Office. </p> <p>Wilson’s family is still mourning the loss of their “beautiful daughter and sister,” who excelled as a biker and skier.</p> <p>“Moriah was a talented, kind, and caring young woman. Her life was taken from her before she had the opportunity to achieve everything she dreamed of,” the family said.</p> <p>Moriah was at the top of her game in the relatively new sport of gravel racing, and was just days from participating in the Gravel Locos bike race at the time of her death. </p> <p>The day after the race, an event organiser remembered her on Facebook as a “role model, a shy compassionate person, a spirited tactical racer and a competitor that genuinely cared about those competing against you.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram / US Marshals Office</em></p>

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Pro cyclist shot dead at 25, suspect at large

<p>Elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was preparing to compete in a marathon race in Texas, before she was shot and killed at a friend's home in Austin. </p> <p>The 25-year-old athlete was hot off the trail of a series of successes in her spring season before she was killed. </p> <p>US Marshals are investigating her death, as they search for a 34-year-old woman suspected of her murder, while police investigators are digging into Wilson’s past relationship with the suspect’s boyfriend.</p> <p>Wilson’s family is mourning the loss of their “beautiful daughter and sister,” who excelled as a biker and skier.</p> <p>“Moriah was a talented, kind, and caring young woman. Her life was taken from her before she had the opportunity to achieve everything she dreamed of,” the family said.</p> <p>Moriah was at the top of her game in the relatively new sport of gravel racing, and was just days from participating in the Gravel Locos bike race at the time of her death. </p> <p>The day after the race, an event organiser remembered her on Facebook as a “role model, a shy compassionate person, a spirited tactical racer and a competitor that genuinely cared about those competing against you.”</p> <p>Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, a 34-year-old Austin resident, is wanted for homicide in the killing and is now a fugitive, the US Marshals said.</p> <p>Both women had recently been in romantic relationships with the same man - professional cyclist Colin Strickland - and messages and interviews with tipsters suggest jealousy could be a potential motive, according to the affidavit filed in Travis County District Court.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram </em></p>

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Midnight cyclist charged with looting

<p dir="ltr">A man <a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/man-charged-with-looting-claimed-he-found-a-bicycle-on-a-footpath-in-flooded-area/news-story/8046b2827f46de7d1098fc49bb118d98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been charged</a> with looting after being stopped by police in the middle of the night in one of Brisbane’s flood-affected suburbs.</p> <p dir="ltr">Police officers were patrolling the suburbs of Milton and Auchenflower on the lookout for looting when they questioned Michael Peter Rose, who was riding a bicycle at 12.20am on Saturday.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Rose allegedly told police he found the bike on a footpath along with other discarded items.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, the police allege the bicycle looked brand new - and undamaged by the floods - with a defence lawyer telling the court that police didn’t accept his explanation before charging him with stealing by looting in a natural disaster.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 36-year-old appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday facing several additional charges he was meant to appear in court for in February. </p> <p dir="ltr">The previous charges included committing an indecent act in a public place, failure to appear on a bail undertaking and entering premises and committing an indictable offence.</p> <p dir="ltr">Police prosecutor Sergeant Wade Domagala opposed awarding Mr Rose bail, saying the risk he would fail to appear in court or commit other offences was unacceptable.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Rose claimed his earlier failure to appear in court was due to a text he received from the court saying he wasn’t required to attend, while his lawyer said the phone the text was on had been lost.</p> <p dir="ltr">Magistrate Tracy Mossop said Mr Rose failed to appear in court, contravened a probation order and was in breach of a suspended sentence.</p> <p dir="ltr">She said Mr Rose hadn’t shown any cause for why he should be granted bail and remanded him in custody.</p> <p dir="ltr">He is due to appear via video link in early April.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2588ebe8-7fff-10f2-85bf-1d8a4b020253"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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New Zealand mourning sudden death of Olympic cyclist

<p>The cycling community of New Zealand has been shocked by the sudden death of 24-year-old Olivia Podmore. </p> <p>The Olympic cyclist died on Monday, which was confirmed by members of her family in social media posts. </p> <p>Olivia's brother Mitchell posted on Facebook, <span>“Rest in peace to my gorgeous sister and loved daughter of Phil Podmore. You will be in our hearts forever.”</span></p> <p><span><img style="width: 500px; height: 365.5913978494624px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842972/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-84433-am.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/679b14e9558c41e8b7dd316ed9ed8ca3" /></span></p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram @liv_podmore</em></p> <p>Olivia <span>represented New Zealand at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s team sprint event and rode at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships the same year.</span></p> <p><span>She also won silver in the team sprint and bronze in the time trial at the Junior World Champs in Astana in 2015.</span></p> <p><span>The news of her sudden death comes after the athlete shared a message on Instagram, that has since been deleted, about the pressures of competing at the highest level. </span></p> <p>“Sport is an amazing outlet for so many people, it’s a struggle, it’s a fight but it’s so joyous,” she wrote.</p> <p>“The feeling when you win is unlike any other, but the feeling when you lose, when you don’t get selected even when you qualify, when your injured, when you don’t meet society’s expectations such a owning a house, marriage, kids all because [you’re] trying to give everything to your sport is also unlike any other.”</p> <p><img style="width: 488.5764499121266px; height: 500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842973/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-84611-am.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/f7b24a1fa746492ca3ad04e47d080195" /></p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram @liv_podmore</em></p> <p>The New Zealand Olympic Committee has expressed its shock and sadness by the loss of Olivia, Olympian #1333. </p> <p><span>“We offer our deepest condolences to family, friends and others in the NZ community who are grieving this loss," they said in a statement. </span></p> <p>“Olivia represented New Zealand with honour and pride at both the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was a valued team member and her loss will be felt across the New Zealand Sporting Community.”</p> <p>Australian cycling legend Anna Meares was one of many to pay tribute to the young athlete online in an emotional message.</p> <p>She wrote, " My heart breaks for the loss of a young life. Sorry you were in pain. Please reach out if you feel alone, are hurting, feel lost or helpless."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images/Instagram @liv_podmore</em></p>

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Cyclist cops unexpected fine after dobbing in dangerous driver

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>A cyclist has been slapped with a fine after claiming he has footage of a car illegally overtaking him.</p> <p>Dashcam footage from the incident on August 9th was posted to the Facebook page Cycliq, which is a company that sells light and camera safety systems to cyclists.</p> <p>The video appears to show the car drive close to the cyclist as the car tries to overtake the cyclist as they were both travelling down a hill.</p> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCycliq%2Fvideos%2F3547100758647644%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> <p>Under NSW road rules, drivers must leave at least a metre of space when the speed limit is 60kmph or 1.5m when the speed limit is more than 60kmph.</p> <p>However, the cyclist took the video to NSW Police only to be hit with a fine for travelling too far from the left-hand side of the road. </p> <p>“Took this to NSW Police and I ended up getting booked for not riding as near to left of the road as possible,” he wrote.</p> <p>“Descending down an unguttered road with blind driveways at 50kph, and I was as close to the left of the road that was safe in the circumstances.</p> <p>“It seems NSW Police intent on keeping road as perilous as possible for cyclists.”</p> <p>The fine was $116.</p> <p>Cycliq commented on the incident, saying that the decision was a "very sad indictment on the attitude of the NSW Police Force".</p> <p>“Change is happening whether they like it or not, and they are going to have to catch up with the times because the videos won’t stop coming and the pressure will only build,” it said.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Are cyclists in NSW required to wear helmets?

<p>Remember when you were young, you’d jump on your bicycle and go for a ride to the park, to a friend’s place or to the park? Not a care in the world, using your handy companion to get from place to place? Perhaps the last thing you’d be concerned about would be getting pulled over by a police officer and issued with a penalty notice.</p> <p>Well times have changed, and concerns about the potential consequences of collisions involving bicycles have led to the enactment of laws which make it mandatory to wear helmets when riding.</p> <p><strong>Dangers of riding without a helmet</strong></p> <p>Statistics suggest that <a href="https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/pedal-cyclist-injury-deaths-hospitalisations/contents/table-of-contents">one in five</a> people injured on Australian roads are cyclists, and research – and perhaps common sense – says your injuries can be reduced by wearing approved head protection.</p> <p>So, what are the laws when it comes to wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle in New South Wales?</p> <p>And are they justified?</p> <p><strong>The Laws</strong></p> <p>Australia was the first country in the world to implement mandatory helmet laws.</p> <p>Victoria implemented the first laws in 1990, and the rest of the country followed suit shortly thereafter.</p> <p>In New South Wales, <a href="https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/regulation/2014/758/part15/rule256">Rule 256 of the Road Rules 2014</a> states:</p> <p><em>The rider of a bicycle must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the rider’s head, unless the rider is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under another law of this jurisdiction.</em></p> <p><strong>Does the law apply to everyone, even kids?</strong></p> <p>Yes. The applies to all bicycle riders, regardless of age, including kids on bicycles with training wheels and those who are being carried as a passenger on a bike or in a bicycle trailer.</p> <p><strong>What is an approved bicycle helmet?</strong></p> <p>An ‘approved bicycle helmet’ is one which has a sticker or label certifying it meets the Australian and New Zealand standard, which is AS/NZS 2063.</p> <p>Helmets manufactured after 31 March 2011 must have an identifying mark from a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) certifying compliance with the standard.</p> <p><strong>What is a road-related area?</strong></p> <p>The requirement to wear a helmet applies to roads as well as ‘road-related areas’, which under <a href="https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/regulation/2014/758/part2/div1/rule13">Rule 13 of the Road Rules</a>include:</p> <ul> <li>an area that divides a road,</li> <li>a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road,</li> <li>an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals, and</li> <li>an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What is the penalty for not wearing a bicycle helmet?</strong></p> <p>The maximum penalty a court can impose for the offence is 20 <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/what-is-a-penalty-unit/">penalty units</a>, which amounts to $2200, but most cases are dealt with by way of ‘on-the-spot’ fines in the sum of $344 (at the time of writing).</p> <p>The fine for not wearing a helmet in NSW <a href="https://theconversation.com/over-the-top-policing-of-bike-helmet-laws-targets-vulnerable-riders-125228">is the highest in the country</a> – by comparison, the fine is currently $207 in Victoria and $25 in the Northern Territory, and critics argue the enforcement of fines is little more than a revenue raising exercise for police, with <a href="https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/help-centre/resources-library/statistics">17,560 penalty notices being issued for the offence from 2016 to 2019.</a><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Can I Get an Exemption?</strong></p> <p>Whereas there are laws in a number of Australian jurisdictions which clarify the situations in which an exemption from wearing a bicycle helmet can be obtained, New South Wales is one of the strictest jurisdictions when it comes to getting an exemption.</p> <p>Applications for exemptions can be sought from the Roads and Maritime services on grounds such as medical requirements and religious obligations, and are determined on a case-by-case basis.<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Do Mandatory Helmet Laws Work? </strong></p> <p>Considerable controversy exists regarding the efficacy of mandatory <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/cyclists-outraged-over-new-laws/">helmet laws</a>.</p> <p>Whilst there is no doubt wearing a helmet in an accident could save your life, requiring helmets often means less people are willing to cycle.</p> <p>An <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368064">analysis</a> by Professor Piet De Jong from Macquarie University found that the benefits of mandatory helmet laws were negligible compared to the potential health benefits of more people riding.</p> <p>Regular cycling has considerable health benefits including cardiovascular fitness, increased joint mobility and decreased risk of obesity. It is arguable that this net public health benefit is considerable compared to the isolated risk of injury.</p> <p>Concerns have also been raised that helmets may make some forms of injury more likely. Critics of current laws often cite that helmets can cause a form head rotation injury called a ‘diffuse axonal injury’.</p> <p>This injury occurs due to the rapid acceleration and deceleration of the head such as in whiplash.</p> <p>In 2010, anti-helmet activist Sue Abbott <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2012/nov/13/helmets-australia">successfully</a> had her conviction and fine quashed on appeal to the NSW District Court arguing that the laws made riding more dangerous due to risk of diffuse axonal injury.</p> <p>Although District Court Judge Roy Ellis still found the offence proven, he did have this to say on bike helmet laws:</p> <p><em>“I frankly don’t think there is anything advantageous and there may well be a disadvantage in situations to have a helmet – and it seems to me that it’s one of those areas where it ought to be a matter of choice.’’</em></p> <p>However, Ms Abbott’s theories have been disputed by many medical experts. For example, <a href="https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/198/8/effectiveness-helmets-reducing-head-injuries-and-hospital-treatment-costs">an analysis of cases</a> by physicians through the University of Sydney in 2013 the risks of severe head injury times higher in non-helmeted cyclists that those wearing a helmet.</p> <p>The debate regarding cycling helmets is unlikely to end any time soon with many activists longing to ride with the wind in their hair, without a hit to their hip pocket.</p> <p><em>Written by Jarryd Bartle and Ugur Nedim. Republished with permission of <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/are-cyclists-in-nsw-required-to-wear-helmets/">Sydney Criminal Lawyers.</a></em></p>

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Who should give way? Motorist vs cyclist quiz sparks furious debate

<p>A road rules quiz that was meant to spark discussion on who should give way has instead left drivers frustrated and led to a furious debate. </p> <p>The RACQ posted to Facebook on Thursday a graphic depicting a yellow car travelling in a left lane and a cyclist not too far behind. </p> <p>The car wants to turn left while the cyclist wants to keep going straight. </p> <p>“The cyclist is catching up to the yellow vehicle in slow traffic, who gives way, the driver or cyclist?” the RACQ wrote.</p> <p>While the answer was the cyclist needs to give way to the car, many took to the comments to complain about bike riders. </p> <p>“A cyclist must not ride past or overtake to the left of a vehicle that is indicating and turning left,” the RACQ wrote.</p> <p>“If the vehicle was behind the cyclist near the intersection, the driver should slow down and turn behind the bicycle rider.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fracqofficial%2Fphotos%2Fa.185021091535422%2F2334039766633533%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;width=500" width="500" height="696" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>One user commented beneath the post to write: “I won't give way to a cyclist ever I don't care what the rules are I pay rego and insurance they don’t.”</p> <p>Another added: “Nanny law protects cyclists."</p> <p>“They can ride wherever they like and expect motorists to get out of their way.”</p> <p>“most cyclist would think they have the right of way anyway, and just power through and sue the driver for not giving way,” another person wrote. </p> <p>However, cyclists did not take the lashings lying down. </p> <p>“Nice to know as a cyclist I can stop paying income tax and council rates then,” one man wrote. </p> <p>Another comment read: “I pay rego, and I ride a bike, which incidentally, doesn't cause wear and tear on the road like your car does.”</p>

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Who was in the wrong? Cyclist slams driver for causing car crash

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A driver has been slammed by cyclists for “brake checking” and causing a group of bike riders to collide into each other. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The video, from Victoria shows a Toyota Landcruiser ute driving behind six cyclists travelling down a two-lane road. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After overtaking the riders, the motorist appears to stop suddenly and turn into a driveway, causing two cyclists to crash and fall from their bikes. </span></p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="698" height="573" scrolling="no" id="molvideoplayer" title="MailOnline Embed Player" src="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1933750.html"></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While one cyclist shouted to warn the others, it didn’t make a difference as they still collided with one another and crashed to the ground. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The riders were riding in pairs. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some Facebook users took to the comments to shame the driver, one writing: “Dangerous driving by the d*** in the ute.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Driver was being malicious! That's what the actions suggest,” another added.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One user wrote the 4WD driver could have been less impatient and “waited five seconds to turn behind the riders instead of overtaking braking and then turning.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, while there was a flurry of support for the cyclists, others took aim at the riders. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Funny how the first two folks on bikes don't come undone but the second pair do? Yes, the driver was impatient, but no-one contacted the vehicle,” one user wrote. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another added: “Perhaps single file cycling could have been a way of avoiding the impatient car driver. You cyclists bring this type of driving on yourselves.”</span></p>

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The shocking moment a cyclist knocks over an elderly man

<p>A cyclist weaving through peak-hour traffic smashed into an elderly man as he attempted to cross the road.</p> <p>The shocking collision, captured on a dashcam, shows the moment an elderly man dashed across Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne, on Saturday.</p> <p>The footage was shared on <a href="https://www.3aw.com.au/lane-filtering-cyclist-collides-with-man-crossing-racecourse-road/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">3AW</span></strong></a> and shows the cyclist attempting to skip traffic before the heart-stopping incident.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tgfk1z5jnGM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>The elderly man was waiting on one side of the road when he was given a signal by a driver in a stationary car to cross the road.</p> <p>Unaware of the incoming cyclist, the man hurried across the road as the cyclist collided with him.</p> <p>Although the man did not use a pedestrian crossing, it was the cyclist’s responsibility to give way to him.</p> <p>“You must also give way to pedestrians even if there is no marked pedestrian crossing if there is any danger of colliding with them”, according to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/road-rules/pedestrians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Transport road and maritime services.</strong></a></span></p> <p>The elderly man was left with cuts and grazes and the cyclist’s condition is unknown.</p> <p>Who do you think was at fault? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. </p>

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Cyclist sent flying on one of Sydney’s busiest streets

<p>Cycling in Sydney might be a lot of things, but it certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. In case you needed any more of a reminder, today’s footage from Dashcam Owners Australia has revealed just how dangerous this activity can be.</p> <p>The horrifying footage shows a cyclist sent flying to the ground by an oncoming cart on Oxford St, with a worker form the nearby shop frantically running out to help.</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDashCamOwnersAustralia%2Fvideos%2F1728114583914841%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p> <p>“I am positive the cyclist was pretty injured as he smashed his head and leg on the road, also a reminder to wear a helmet,” the person who uploaded the video said.</p> <p>Commenters have weighed in on the footage.</p> <p>“A reminder to wear a helmet? How about a 'reminder to follow the road rules' as the rules apply to everyone,” one wrote.</p> <p>“ Just a suggestion to people. If an accident does occur in front of you and an injured person ends up laying in the middle of the road, please stop your car where it will prevent other traffic from potentially running over that person.</p> <p>“Don't pull off to the side until the condition of the injured person has been ascertained and they can be safely moved off of the road,” another added.</p> <p>What are your thoughts?</p>

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