Bike registration proposed for riders
A bus union leader is leading calls for a bicycle registration scheme to discourage riders from running red lights and pedestrian crossings.
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Cyclist and motorists trade places
This week, Herald health reporter and commuter cyclist Martin Johnston will drive to work for a motorist's view - five of his colleagues who usually drive, will bike.
Call for less talk, more action
Cycling deaths on Auckland's roads reinforce a need for faster action on critical transport projects, says the city's chamber of commerce.
10,000 fined for no helmet
About 10,000 cyclists a year are stopped and fined by police for biking without a helmet.
New ad campaign for cyclists' safety
Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.
Auckland cycle safety efforts 'too slow'
"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities to make cycling safer.
Cycle advocates fear more deaths
Cycling campaigners fear more deaths or injuries in downtown Auckland unless an off-road bikeway being built through Grafton Gully is extended to the waterfront.
Lance Wiggs: Cycle safety needs to become a political issue
On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a cycle versus truck fatality in Auckland, writes Lance Wiggs. The sight of a person lying motionless in the street with mangled bicycle in the background is chilling enough.
The social cost of cycle crashes
A study for Auckland Transport has calculated the "social cost" of cycle crashes for the region's biking routes.