influencers! – Lena Huda

Watch the latest Influencers! series with Lena Huda, wife, mother and advocate for safer speeds in our community's streets

Lena Huda has only lived in Australia for a couple of years so far, but has already had more influence here than many achieve in their lifetime. Despite being a busy mother of four young children spaced just two years apart in age, since arriving here, Lena has thrown herself into full-time advocacy work. She’s…

Slow Down Day Putting More Responsibility on Drivers

One of the Safe Streets to School signs. Slow Down Day and the Safe Streets to School program have a strong emphasis on motorists taking greater responsibility to the safety of children and other cyclists and pedestrians.

Wollongong, NSW National Ride2School Day will be held on Friday 25 March and an alliance of road safety advocates is seizing upon the annual event, and tweaking its messages, to put greater emphasis on safer driver behaviour. The Safe Streets to School group and speed reduction lobby group 30Please.org are working together and with three…

Sea Otter Australia Debut Delayed Again Until 2023

The four-day Time Life Sea Otter Classic at Leguna Seca, in California’s Monterey County.

Canberra, ACT Australian cycling enthusiasts and industry members will have to wait another 12 months for the Sea Otter Bike Expo to come to this country, with organisers announcing the maiden Sea Otter Australia will now be held from 28th September to 2nd October 2023. However, spin-offs of the cycling extravaganza will begin to appear…

Separated Cycleway for Sydney’s Busiest Route

The two-way cycleway will be located on the north side of Oxford and Liverpool Streets

Sydney, NSW One of Sydney’s busiest cycling routes will gain a separated cycleway, following a City of Sydney decision this month to build the 1.7km link along Oxford Street. A council meeting on 21 February approved cycleways for both Oxford Street and King Street. A City of Sydney statement says more than 2,000 bike trips…

Melbourne Pilot to Bring Arcimoto LEVs to Australia

Arcimoto’s Deliverator LEVs will be tested by Directed Technologies fleet clients specialising in last-mile delivery.

Melbourne, Australia US light electric vehicle creator Arcimoto has announced it is bringing its Fun Utility Vehicle and Deliverator to the Australian market, in a pilot project with Melbourne-based firm Directed Technologies. Arcimoto announced this month the pilot would help prepare its vehicles for eventual homologation to Australian safety standards.  Directed Technologies provides vehicle tracking…

Hybrid Series Ruling Clears Path For Greater Innovation

The Mando had pedal cranks attached to a fully enclosed alternator, sending the human-generated energy from the pedals straight to a motor located in the hub of the rear wheel.

Brussels, Belgium A European Commission ruling classifying Series Hybrid e-bikes as bicycles has opened the door for further technological development, according to a peak European body for electric vehicles. The Light Electric Vehicle Association of Europe (LEVA-EU) has been campaigning the commission for nearly five years to have series hybrids (e-bikes without a physical chain)…

New Bicycle SA CEO Getting Back On Bike

New Bicycle SA CEO Brett Gillett

Adelaide, South Australia New Bicycle SA CEO Brett Gillett knows all too well the importance of feeling safe on a bicycle and how vital that is in the motivation to ride. Despite being an avid cyclist for the first four decades of his life and being bike mad as a child, a fall from his…

Maximum Speed Halved for Queensland Scooters

Beam operates a number of scooter share services in Queensland and supports the new regulations, while launching several of its own education and safety measures.

Brisbane, Queensland Speed limits will be halved for e-scooters travelling on footpaths in Queensland, under a range of measures announced by the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, last week to encourage safer use of scooters.   The speed reduction, to 12kmh, will be accompanied by mandated safety measures, a safety education campaign and…

influencers! – Tom Flood

Watch the latest Influencers! series with Tom Flood, content maker and cycling advocate

Tom Flood lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He’s spent his career in the advertising industry as a ‘creative’. For years a large part of his work was creating campaigns for the auto industry, even though through much of this time he was commuting to work on a bicycle and facing a hostile environment caused by…

Unley Launches Latest Scooter Trial in Inner Adelaide

Beam’s presence in Adelaide has been further boosted by its selection for a trial in the City of Unley, once again alongside Neuron Mobility.

Adelaide, South Australia Inner-city council area Unley is the latest Adelaide municipality to launch an e-scooter trial, signing up with Beam and Neuron Mobility for a service that began on Monday. The trial, launched on the eve of Adelaide’s festival season, will run for six months, with a review planned for July to determine if…