[Greens-Media] ALERT / PHOTO OPP - Ballarat Bike Accident Blackspots

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

WHAT: Greens inspect Bike Accident Blackspots reported by Ballarat 
cyclists

WHEN: 11am, Thursday 4 October 2012

WHERE: Grant Street, Cnr Anderson Street East 

WHO: Victorian Greens Leader Greg Barber and Ballarat cyclists

PHOTO OPP:  Greg Barber and others on bikes, bike lanes with hazards, bike 
lanes that disappear into traffic

"The Greens launched the Bike Blackspot map a few months ago. Since then, 
several hundred people across Victoria have put their bike issues on the 
map and there are some doozies in Ballarat."

"Premier Bailleu has cut the bike budget to zero.  We want to bring it 
back.  A bit of attention to bike lanes will encourage people to get out 
of their cars and onto their bikes."

"If you ride a bike, you can use the iPhone app to photograph the good, 
the bad and the ugly then upload it straight to the Bike Blackspot map. 
You can also make a report via our website. Each report is sent to the 
appropriate Ministers and it also gets the Greens campaigning with you, 
here in Ballarat as well as in State Parliament."

"In the last twelve years, there have been 248 reported bicycle accidents 
in City of Ballarat, with one fatality and 65 serious injuries."

For comment: Greg Barber - 0433 044 771

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

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Parliament of Victoria                                                                                                                    . 
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