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City's cycleway budget 'shameful'

Youth group says Auckland plan offers only $8.7m, working out at less than a third of Wellington investment.

Ask Phoebe: Dual lane roads no place for drivers to cut corners

My understanding is that vehicles in both feeder lanes must stay in the lane closest to them when turning, writes a reader.

Plenty of online abuse for 'Maori' personalised plate

Its asking price has been slashed but the Trade Me auction for the personalised number plate MAORI is no less of a magnet for racial abuse than when it was first listed

Injured cyclist to film dangerous drivers

Glenn McIsaac plans to put cameras on his bike or helmet to film footage of dangerous drivers.

Community mourns cyclist

A Northland community is mourning the loss of a family man, teacher and dedicated club volunteer in New Zealand's second cyclist death of the new year.

Cycle safe: Trading places - Day five

Symonds St is a nasty place for cyclists. It should have "cyclists not welcome" signs.

Crash prompts high-viz fit-out

Cyclists from an east Auckland school are kitting up for a flying return from the holidays, even though several were bowled over by a car last year.

How to make cyclists safer

Patrick Morgan, of the Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN), will be joining us at midday for a live chat on cycle safety.

Trading places: Day three

Three days into this automobile experiment and I'm loving it. I've hit my stride. I'm starting to feel like a real Aucklander, says Martin Johnson.

Serafin Dillon: There's a reason we really do not see cyclists

We all have a story to tell about the time we were driving, and "Just didn't see him", writes Serafin Dillon.

'Sorry mate, I didn't see you'

Fist-shaking cyclists who aggressively shout "open your eyes" to apparently bike-blind drivers are sharing in a problem that also worries motorists.

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.

Editorial: Tolerance on both sides is best answer to bike v car

Editorial: Tragedies such as the cyclist run over by a truck on a busy Auckland intersection last week bring calls for at least two possible solutions.

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.

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.

Cyclist killed in collision named

Police have released the name of the cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Stanley St and Parnell Rise, Auckland yesterday afternoon.