Bicycle Institute of SA

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BISA is a voluntary, not-for profit association that exists to advocate for a safe and pleasant cycling environment in South Australia. Established in 1974, BISA has been a strong advocate for cyclists in South Australia for over 30 years.

Website: http://www.bisa.asn.au/
Location: Adelaide
Members: 36
Latest Activity: Jul 26

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Information on what BISA does and membership - Membership pamphlet.[pdf]

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Next BISA Meeting.

The next BISA committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 11th at the Conservation Council, Level 1, 157 Franklin Street, Adelaide starting at 7.00pm. For security reasons the entrance door can be locked, please ring adjacent door bell to gain entry. Members welcome.

BISA Pedal Update #197 July - August 2010

Open publication - Free publishing - More cycling

Discussion Forum

Black Spot funding announcement 1 Reply

BISA welcomes the South Australian State Government's announcement of $1.3 million funding for 29 new 'Black Spot' bicycle projects across the state, aimed at increasing cycling safety and encouragin…

Tagged: advocacy, projects, funding, goverment

Started by Angus Kingston. Last reply by heather Jul 26.

(Cycling) Community Art Opportunity 1 Reply

Do you live, work or cycle in the Charles Sturt Council area (surely that must fit most of BISA's membership!)?We are planning to build a Bidon (cyclist's water bottle) Filling Station on the Linear…

Tagged: bidon, Path, Linear, Torrens, Art

Started by Paul Anderson. Last reply by Alexander Langman Hender Jun 8.

The Adelaide Advertiser Editorial May 29 2010 2 Replies

So of you ma have read the Advertiser's Editorial last Saturday. Here it is for you to read.Advertiser Editorial Sat May 29, 2010. [pdf] Thanks to member Martin Noblet for getting it to us.

Tagged: media, advocacy, cycling, adelaide

Started by Angus Kingston. Last reply by heather Jun 1.

Ride of Silence wrap up

Hi, See the BISA report attached [PDF] From the Ride of Silence international: Dear Ride of Silence 2010 organizers, Thank you for your part in the most successful year for Ride of Silence to d…

Started by Angus Kingston May 29.

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Comment by Angus Kingston on July 18, 2010 at 6:21pm: Hello all,

The July - August editon of BISA's Pedal Update is available for download from here as a PDF or you can read it online in magazine style here or embedded above in this group.

Comment by Angus Kingston on July 17, 2010 at 12:27am: A short film worth watching..

Copenhagen through American Eyes.

Posted on the main wall by Edward@BikeAdelaide

Comment by Angus Kingston on June 10, 2010 at 2:42pm: The Super Tuesday count results have been published.

The webpage.

Executive Summart - National Report 2.pdf

Adelaide Results - Adelaide Raw Data 18 March(1).pdf

Comment by Angus Kingston on May 21, 2010 at 9:20pm: I've heard that both Channel 7 and the ABC TV news will be at the Ride of Silence tomorrow.

Smile everyone!

Comment by Angus Kingston on May 13, 2010 at 11:44pm: Hi,

BISA have published their May-June issue of Pedal Update.

Download it from BISA as a PDF or read it online in this group in the box above.

Comment by Bicycle Fish on April 3, 2010 at 7:49pm: ".....I often ride with young kids along the Torrens and elsewhere and it is difficult to impress upon them the necessity to always keep left, particularly if they're struggling on a climb...."

Unfortunately, while *your* kids might be well instructed and well behaved, that won't help much in the ( infrequent but ocassional) event that *someone * else does the wrong thing on the Torrens path. Hey, it's happened to me last winter, when a Sunday cyclist took a blind bend too fast, and crashed into me on MY side of the path..no great harm done that time, but quite a scare; and as I DON'T cycle on the Torrens path very often , that incident must represent a fairly HIGH risk exposure (!). Moral of the story : Torrens Path = popular, picturesque, but often harardous.

Comment by Bicycle Fish on April 3, 2010 at 7:38pm: "...Another risk that was not specifically mentioned is the risk of head-on accidents between cyclists. ..."
That's what scares me about this silly idea ( two way lanes). The concept requires an *extra* level of awareness beyond that already required of a city cyclist, and which is often noticeably lacking as it is. I am *almost* surprised that this inane idea has as much traction as it apparently has...till I realise the many other silly ideas that transport planners have come up with in an effort to stifle city cycling that have been *enthusiastically* endorsed by bicycle "advocacy" groups.. if you want a mich simple alternative, why not just think of bikes as legitimate *road* users, (the same as everyone else) and get on with it : providing a safe road environment for ALL road users at a fraction of the cost of all this mumbo jumbo ...

Comment by Clive Palfrey on March 22, 2010 at 1:00pm: It appears to me that the Sydney two way cycle paths are in the city centre where there isn't sufficient room for a cycle path on each side of the street. It might well work in some of Adelaides city centre streets for some cyclists but it won't work for all of us. Frankly I don't have a problem riding in the city but perhaps two cycle paths might be the answer for the likes of Prospect Road, Unley Road and Goodwood road.

Comment by heather on March 20, 2010 at 7:40pm: A two-way lane rather than one-way lane will save some money (one concrete barrier rather than two). However, I suspect that the main reason the authorities have chosen a two-way lane is to save space. Two one-way lanes would take up more room than one two-way lane. Either the space is not there, or planners do not want to take more road width away from motorised vehicles. In a picture of what Sydney may look like, it appeared that car parking had been removed on one side of the road. This is not a comment on safety, but trying to understand why Sydney planners have chosen two-way.

Comment by Joseph Wearing on March 20, 2010 at 10:59am: oops, I think I posted the comment below in the wrong place... still getting used to the geography of the site. Please take the comment as a response to the discussion Angus started....