FW: Newsletter Fietsberaad - September 2011

[Jim Baross]

This newsletter offers a different and wide breadth of bicycling information/ideas, though you may not agree with some of the approaches being taken…

 

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	Wednesday 21 September 2011
Centre of expertise on bicycle policy New in the Knowledge Bank The knowledge bank of the Fietsberaad tries to present the most complete overview of information relating to cycling and associated subjects. The most relevant documents as well as the summaries of many other documents have therefore been translated into English. A selection of recent documents. Final presentations Toronto ThinkBike Workshop Final presentations of the Toronto ThinkBike workshop, held by Fietsberaad International in Toronto, september 20-21 in Toronto. In one presentation the presentations of the Blue Team, the Orange team and the Strategy team are combined. Presentation Cycling in Muenster Presentation by Stephan Böhme (Stadtplanung Münster) presented on the 27th of June 2011 during the Excursion Münster, organized by Fietsberaad. The communication- and marketing campaign to promote cycling in the City of Munich Presentation The communication- and marketing campaign to promote cycling in the City of Munich, presented by Wigand von Sassen during the Fietsberaad event 'Fietsmarketing en promotiecampagnes' on the 12th of May 2011. Language is in English. Cycling policy Odense - Denmark Presentation Cycling policy Odense - Denmark, presented by Elsebeth Gedde during the Fietsberaad event 'Fietsmarketing en promotiecampagnes' on the 12th of May 2011. Language is in English. Cycling Policy Guide: Promotion of Cycling How to promote cycling use and foster a cycling culture? More infomation... Fietsberaad Fietsberaad is an expertise centre for cycling policy. The objective of Fietsberaad is the development, dissemination ans exchange of practical knowledge abd experience for cycling policy. Info You can reach Fietsberaad through the international co-ordinator, Hans Voerknecht. T: +31(0)30 - 2918203 Fietsberaad Gebouw Leeuwenstein Jaarbeursplein 15 3521 AM Utrecht Messages, tips, reports, brochures etc. for this newsletter can be send to the editor of this newsletter, Ron Hendriks: fiets...@rhweb.nl Subscription You can subscribe for this free e-newsletter via this link: www.fietsberaad.org	SPECIALIST'S NEWS Fietsberaad International goes into Dutch Cycling Embassy There will be a new phase for the Dutch input to strengthen the position of cycling in the world: the Dutch Cycling Embassy. In the Dutch Cycling Embassy all parts of the Dutch cycle World join forces: Consultants, engineers, science, industry, government, and NGO’s. We are looking forward to continue the dialogue with the growing number of people and organisations who want to promote cycling. Finding ways to co-operate until it becomes as natural for everyone in the world to grab the bike for as default transport mode for short and medium distance trips as it is in the Netherlands. Read more » Debate on safety electric bicycle According to German insurance companies electric bicycles have a number of safety drawbacks. In particular the fast types used in Germany – essentially mopeds capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 km/h – present a hazard both for the driver and other traffic participants Read more » Portland model for U.S. bicycle town Portland is one of the most successful bicycle towns in the U.S. Since 1990 the percentage of cycling has increased six fold, leaving New York far behind. Read more » Electric rental bike in Great Britain After the introduction of rental bikes in hundreds of cities all over the world, the next stage is cities setting up comparable programmes using electric bicycles, like the town of Bath in Great Britain. Read more » Heerlen subsidizes electric bikes for senior citizens People over sixty in the town of Heerlen will receive a subsidy when they buy a new electric bicycle. Local authorities have set aside € 100,000 overall. Read more » Campaign by real cyclists It has been done before: a cycling campaign based on pictures of ‘real cyclists’. The Belgian town of Ghent intends to focus more emphatically on cycling in this way. Read more » Cyclists protected from road hogs Gelderland provincial authorities have taken measures to protect cyclists from motorists running a red light. When a motorist approaches a traffic light at high speed, the green light for crossing cyclists is postponed for a bit. Read more » RFID tag allows rewarding cyclists The U.S. company Dero has recently introduced a product to count cyclists. Unlike existing counters, the Dero counter employs an RFID tag. That means that individual cyclists can be recognized, providing possibilities for reward systems, for instance. Read more » Wide range of possibilities to reduce number of cycling accidents The number of accidents with cyclists can be reduced by designing roads, bike paths and other infrastructure more carefully. This may provide a contribution not only to the prevention of so-called single accidents, such as running into bollards, but also in reducing the number of accidents with motor vehicles. This can be concluded from two new Fietsberaad publications released by Fietsberaad under the title of ‘Samen werken aan een veilige fietsomgeving’ (Working together towards a safe cycling environment). Read more » Austria introduces mandatory helmet for children From May 31 children in Austria are obliged to wear a helmet on a bicycle. According to the Traffic Minister this will guard 900 children annually from head injuries. Read more » If you don't want to receive the digital newsletter from Fietsberaad you can unsubscribe at Mijn Fietsberaad.