{"id":2784,"date":"2017-09-12T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T06:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2025-04-06T01:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T14:01:58","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-457-monday-11th-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2017\/09\/12\/yarrabug-radio-show-457-monday-11th-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #457 Monday 11th September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Chancery<\/a>

Chancery Lane mural commissioned by Bike Bendigo<\/p><\/div>\n

New Monash study on cyclist injuries + Jac Torres-Gomez from Bike Bendigo<\/a>: on this weeks program Chris discusses a new Monash study\u00a0Spike in serious road injuries among cyclists<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Dr Ben Beck and goes for\u00a0impromptu editorial about Melbourne politics and\u00a0transport priorities, and how they impact upon peoples travel choices.<\/p>\n

Additional links: 1. The Conversation:\u00a0With more cyclists suffering serious injuries on the road, what can we do to ensure their safety<\/a>? 2. The Age\u00a0‘I realised how close I was to being killed’: Serious cyclist accidents rise by 8 per cent each year<\/a><\/p>\n

This weeks interview is with Jac Torres-Gomez, the newly minted president of\u00a0Bike Bendigo<\/a>. Jac talks about getting distracted at AGMs and getting voted President, riding with children, riding for transport,\u00a0Bike Bendigo activities<\/a>,\u00a0commissioning murals<\/a>, a huge range of activities for October bicycle month, promoting Bendigo as the bicycle capital of regional Australia and the 2018\u00a0Walking & Cycling Conference<\/a>\u00a0to be held in Bendigo.<\/p>\n

Bicycle news includes Cr Jonathon Sri organising a\u00a0pop-up bicycle lane in Brisbane<\/a>,\u00a0Yarra Councils 30kmh speed trial limit<\/a>\u00a0to go ahead in Collingwood\/North Fitzroy streets and Collingwoods very own pop-up ‘gateway’ for Spring with a very large flowering tree on Wellington Street x Hotham Street.<\/p>\n

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New Monash study on cyclist injuries + Jac Torres-Gomez from Bike Bendigo: on this weeks program Chris discusses a new Monash study\u00a0Spike in serious road injuries among cyclists\u00a0by\u00a0Dr Ben Beck and goes for\u00a0impromptu editorial about Melbourne politics and\u00a0transport priorities, and… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[1647,1646,1023,603,367,1645,1643,1644,1649,1361,1648,508],"class_list":["post-2784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary","tag-30kmh-speed-trial-limit","tag-australian-walking-cycling-conference","tag-bike-bendigo","tag-chris-star","tag-collingwood","tag-cr-jonathon-sri","tag-dr-ben-beck","tag-jac-torres-gomez","tag-monash-university","tag-north-fitzroy","tag-spike-in-serious-road-injuries-among-cyclists","tag-yarra-council"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-IU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3031,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/08\/01\/yarrabug-radio-show-503-monday-30th-july-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":2784,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #503 Monday 30th July 2018","author":"admin","date":"1 August 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Australian Walk Bike Conference in Bendigo + MTF Yarra Transport Forum: two interviews on this weeks program where Chris speaks to\u00a0Rob Kretschmer\u00a0and\u00a0Cr Jackie Fristacky\u00a0from\u00a0City of Yarra. 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