All posts by Emily Billiau
12.6Km Of Brand New Bike Path Opened
From Petrie To Kippa-Ring The long awaited Moreton Bay Rail Link opened recently, which included 12.6km of fresh,new shared path cycling tarmac. The path passes through Kallangur, Murrumba Downs, Mango Hill and Rothwell with almost 40 connections branching off, making it easy to get to many locations throughout the area. It also gives […]
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The Brisbane Blast
Brisbane Blast – Road Cycling For Road Cycling Junkies It’s not often South Bank gets closed down for cyclists but that’s exactly what will happen on Sunday November 20. Organised by QSM, the Brisbane Blast will run a range of races and formats aimed at: teams and groups of mates who cycle corporate teams – […]
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Information Sheet – Electric Bicycles
Electric Bicycles What is an Electric Bicycle? An electric bicycle (or e-bike) is a bicycle with a motorised assistance. There are two types of legal motorised bicycles:- Those that require the cyclist to move the pedals to maintain electrical assistance (pedalec); and Bicycles with a handlebar throttle, that allow a cyclist to travel without using […]
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Case Study – The Motorised Bicycle
Hendricks v El-Dik & Insurance Australia Limited T/AS NRMA Insurance (No 4) [2016] ACTSC 160 This decision involved a Plaintiff cyclist who was injured when he was struck by a motor vehicle driven by the First Defendant. The Plaintiff had been cycling home from his workplace. His route took him along a cycle path which […]
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R v Osborne [2014] QCA 291
Dangerous driving causing death and grievous bodily harm In R v Osborne the Court considered the culpability of a truck driver who struck and killed one cyclist and caused serious injuries amounting to grievous bodily harm to two other cyclists. The 65 year old truck driver had no previous convictions and only a minor traffic […]
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Simmons v Rockdale City Council (2013) 65 MVR 141
A Popular Cycling Route and the Boom Gate The Plaintiff was a competitive cyclist who was out on an early morning training ride. The Plaintiff’s ride took him along Riverside Drive in front of the St George Sailing Club (the Club), where he collided with a closed boom gate and sustained serious injuries. The boom […]
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Case Study – Cyclist v Unidentified Vehicle
Cordin v Nominal Defendant Cordin v Nominal Defendant is a decision out of the District Court of NSW. The Court awarded the Plaintiff cyclist $350,000 in damages for the injuries he sustained after he fell from his bicycle. It was alleged by the Plaintiff cyclist that as he was applying his brakes in the […]
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Case Study- Cyclist v Cyclist
FRANKLIN V BLICK Franklin v Blick is a decision out of the Supreme Court of the ACT. Here, the court awarded the Plaintiff cyclist $1.6 million in damages after another cyclist caused him to fall from his bicycle and be run over by a passing motor vehicle. The two cyclists were travelling home from […]
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A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words
We have all seen the footage on YouTube and scattered across social media sites. A motor vehicle travelling in the same direction as a cyclists, sees the cyclist, thinks it can pass (albeit narrowly), and nearly causes a collision. Worse yet, a collision results with injurious outcomes! Footage has also become a common feature on […]
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5 Road Rules every Cyclist wants Motorists to Understand
On a multi-lane road, cyclists can take up any position within the lane On a multi-lane road, cyclists can take up any position within the lane. Every cyclist is different. Every cyclist rides in a different way. Some like to occupy a central position on the lane – and they are entitled to do […]
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