{"id":3537,"date":"2020-04-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:58:14","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-592-monday-20th-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/04\/20\/yarrabug-radio-show-592-monday-20th-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #592 Monday 20th April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/04\/20\/yarrabug-radio-show-592-monday-20th-april-2020\/screen-shot-2020-04-21-at-8-36-08-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?fit=2256%2C1241&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2256,1241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?fit=676%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?fit=676%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3538\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?w=2256&amp;ssl=1 2256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=250%2C138&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=1024%2C563&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=150%2C83&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=1536%2C845&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=2048%2C1127&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=600%2C330&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?resize=945%2C520&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-8.36.08-pm.png?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption>BikeSpot 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode-202004201000\/bikespot-2020\">BikeSpot 2020<\/a>:Val and Faith take to their repective laptops for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Val shares a particularly long and slightly grim reading before we both share our respctive bike moments. As you can imagine with #Covid19 restrictions on bike riding it&#8217;s the small details that will count.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take a look at some news, including\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carltonreid\/2020\/04\/13\/new-zealand-first-country-to-fund-pop-up-bike-lanes-widened-sidewalks-during-lockdown\/#42948cd1546e\" target=\"_blank\">NZ to invest in widening footpaths and installing temporary cycleways<\/a>\u00a0to cater for ongoing distancing requirements, a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/health-and-education\/inside-the-virus-bicycle-boom-20200413-p54jea\" target=\"_blank\">bike boom in Melbourne<\/a>and the Boulie tacker strikes again after an extended hiatus in Melbourne. We also take a look at the Medium article\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jurgenthoelen\/belgian-dutch-study-why-in-times-of-covid-19-you-can-not-walk-run-bike-close-to-each-other-a5df19c77d08\" target=\"_blank\">(Belgian-Dutch Study: Why in times of Covid-19 you cannot walk\/run\/ride close to each other<\/a>\u00a0(Note: the title of this article has been changed and edits have been added since it was originally published) and the wide-sweeping generalisations that were drawn from it over subsequent days. We examine the reception of the article, some subsequent responses and what can be said about the article. Here&#8217;s a great\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/soigneur.nl\/stories\/how-in-times-of-covid-19-you-can-safely-ride-your-bike-a-conversation-with-professor-bert-blocken\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview with the lead researcher Bert Blocken<\/a>\u00a0whose white paper was stretched beyond the boundaries of science by the internet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Aisenberg is our Zoom guest this week and we chat to him about the 2020 BikeSpot project, how you can share your preceptions of safety about your riding routes and how Covid19 may provide extra insight this time around. Find out more about<a href=\"https:\/\/bikespot2020.crowdspot.com.au\/page\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;BikeSpot 2020 here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6739\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3537-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/04\/20\/1000\/202004201000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/04\/20\/1000\/202004201000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/04\/20\/1000\/202004201000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2020\/04\/20\/1000\/202004201000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202004201000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 30:39 &#8212; 23.7MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3537-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3537-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3537-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=3537-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BikeSpot 2020:Val and Faith take to their repective laptops for this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show. Val shares a particularly long and slightly grim reading before we both share our respctive bike moments. As you can imagine with&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/04\/20\/yarrabug-radio-show-592-monday-20th-april-2020\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/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":[],"class_list":["post-3537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-V3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3582,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2020\/07\/13\/yarrabug-radio-show-604-monday-13th-july-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":3537,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #604 Monday 13th July 2020","author":"admin","date":"13 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"BikeSpot 2020 at bikespot.org BikeSpot 2020 - the wrap up: Val and Faith are back producing the program remotely from two different suburbs. 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