{"id":4709,"date":"2024-11-06T18:48:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:57:01","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-822-monday-4th-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/11\/06\/yarrabug-radio-show-822-monday-4th-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #822 Monday 4th November 2024\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brett Wallace interviewed by Rhiana Whitson ABC 7.30, image credit: ABCTV_news instagram, 3 November 2024<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Dr John Symons: When will Victorian government act to protect vulnerable road users?<\/a>: on this weeks program Chris catches up with one of our regular guests, Dr John Symons<\/a> from BikeWest<\/a>, about ongoing safety issues for bicycle riders with Dynon Road, Footscray Road, the Westgate Tunnel Project <\/a>and if the Victorian Government will act upon 56 recommendations contained in Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee: Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final report was tabled on 1 May 2024 and to directly quote, ‘The Government has six months to respond to the report from the tabling date<\/a>“<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We discuss Brett Wallace’s incident on Dynon Road<\/a>, as reported by Rhiana Whitson ABC 7.30<\/a> (Cycling safety warnings ignored \u2013 until tragedy happened<\/a>), Angus Collins death<\/a> in February 2023, BikeWest advocates forcing the authorities to act via FOIs, ongoing WTG safety issues, a lack of safe systems <\/a>in road design and the right to public life regardless if people drive a car or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News includes 87th\u00a0Melbourne Cup on Wheels,<\/a>\u00a0Cezary and Leo<\/a> returning to naarm Melbourne after their incredible Two Birders Two Bikes<\/a> journey to raise funds to build schools in Timor Leste<\/a>, womens rides<\/a>, Info session: Student Visas & Work Rights at Gig Workers Hub<\/a> and the new WXSHP ride hub in Northcote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp dog, King Stingray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycling is fun, Shonen Knife<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr John Symons: When will Victorian government act to protect vulnerable road users?: on this weeks program Chris catches up with one of our regular guests, Dr John Symons from BikeWest, about ongoing safety issues for bicycle riders with Dynon Road,… 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yarrabug-radio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-1dX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4480,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2023\/08\/07\/yarrabug-radio-show-758-monday-7th-august-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":4709,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #758 Monday 7th August 2023","author":"admin","date":"7 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Inquiry - Road behaviours & 'vulnerable' road users: Val and Faith are joined in the studio by this week's studio guest, John Symons of\u00a0Bike West. 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