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255); "><small><font face="Arial"><b>Message from Melbourne BUG -
Get pushy for bike safety!</b><br>
Join us to 'get pushy' for bike safety in Melbourne!<br>
Date: Wednesday 29 February<br>
Time: 12.45pm for 1.00pm start<br>
Place: Gordon Reserve - the small grass triangle on Spring St
just south of Parliament House, near the corner of little
Collins St.<br>
More at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/">http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/</a><br>
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What’s it all about?</b><br>
We are everyday cyclists. We care about cycle safety. And we
think it’s time to get a bit pushie.<br>
What we don’t want: roads only for cars. Roads so unforgiving
that small errors have catastrophic consequences.<br>
What we do want: safe bike lanes. More of them. And respect.<br>
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Greens MP Greg Barber has introduced a bill to increase the
penalty for dooring to the same as running a red light (more
info right here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/about-the-car-dooring-bill/">http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/about-the-car-dooring-bill/</a>).
This is a good first step to raise awareness, and we are
asking politicians to support it. Making bike lanes safe will
need good design and good maintenance. It will need safe
speed limits. And it will need commitment to build a network
of safe and consistent routes for cyclists across our city.
We need the Victorian Government to commit to being a true
leader in safe cycling infrastructure.<br>
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I agree! What can I do? </b><br>
Join us! Ride your bike to Gordon Reserve* to support the
dooring bill and call for:<br>
1. More safe bike lanes<br>
2. A culture of respect on the roads<br>
When: Wednesday 29 February (Leap Day), 12.45pm for a 1.00pm
start.<br>
Where: Gordon Reserve, the small grass triangle on Spring St
just south of Parliament House, near the corner of little
Collins St. You know the one with park benches arranged in a
circle around a fountain?<br>
Bring a friend!<br>
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<b>What else can I do? </b><br>
1) Contact your local upper house MPs
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/council">http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/council</a>) to tell
them you support the bill and want to see tougher penalties
for drivers. Ask for more safe bike lanes while you’re at it!
If you can’t figure out who your local member is, just email
premier <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au">ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au</a>.<br>
2) Write a letter to the editor (here for The Age:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/submit">http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/submit</a>, here for the
Herald Sun: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/letter">http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/letter</a>)<br>
3) Talk to your friends about it! Talk to the twitters(
#getpushy4bikesafety) about it! <br>
Facebook it! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/316590921722625/">https://www.facebook.com/events/316590921722625/</a><br>
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Yarra Bicycle Users Group<br>
PO Box 253<br>
Clifton Hill VIC 3068<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org">http://www.yarrabug.org</a><br>
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Listen to YarraBUG Radio<br>
Every Monday morning 10am on 3CR 855AM Community Radio +
Digital<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/">http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/</a><br>
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Abbotsford, Alphington, Burnley, Carlton North,<br>
Clifton Hill, Cremorne, Collingwood, Fairfield,<br>
Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Richmond<br>
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Yarra Bicycle Users Group
PO Box 253
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org">http://www.yarrabug.org</a>
Listen to YarraBUG Radio
Every Monday morning 10am on 3CR 855AM Community Radio + Digital
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/">http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/</a>
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Abbotsford, Alphington, Burnley, Carlton North,
Clifton Hill, Cremorne, Collingwood, Fairfield,
Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Richmond
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