Australian Bicycle Regulations
New South Wales
- Changes to the NSW road rules 1 July 2008
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brochure - Podcast, ABC Central West NSW - "When is a bicycle no longer a bicycle?"
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When does a bicycle cease to be a bicycle? That's what we asked the RTA's Sally Tindall about in light of confusing regulations around registration of motorised bicycles and scooters.
Victoria
- Victorian Road Rules for Cyclists
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Queensland
- Queensland Road Rules for Cyclists
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South Australia
- South Australian Road Rules for Cyclists
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Western Australia
- Western Australian Road Rules for Cyclists
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International Bicycle Regulations
- City of Chicago (USA) passes bicycle ordinance
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The City of Chicago passed the Bicycle Safety Ordinance, a new law that establishes fines for turning left or right in front of a bicyclist, passing a bicyclist with less than three feet of space, and opening a vehicle door into the path of a bicyclist. Fines range from $150 to $500 and go up to $500 if the violation results in a bicycle crash.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2006 in Illinois, 24 bicyclists were killed and nearly 3,200 were injured due to a crash with a motor vehicle. The majority of these crashes happened in urban areas. Illinois Bicycle Rules of the Road brochure available for down load View PDF
