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![Device could nab drivers buzzing cyclists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Device could nab drivers buzzing cyclists
A new device used by law enforcement in Canada could help enforce the legal distance between cyclists and cars on the road.
![Ask Phoebe: Slower users go first on shared path](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Ask Phoebe: Slower users go first on shared path
ADVICE: The road code has the following to say: "Some councils have created shared paths that both cyclists and pedestrians can use.
![Cycle trust wants slice of new fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cycle trust wants slice of new fund
Promoters of a tolled walking and cycling path across Auckland Harbour Bridge want to be first in for a share of a new $100 million urban bikeway fund announced yesterday by the Government.
![Paths full, say cyclists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Paths full, say cyclists
Cyclists are starting to feel the heat from pedestrians rebelling against having to share paths with them, Auckland Council members were warned yesterday.
![NZTA approves $3.2m for cycleway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZTA approves $3.2m for cycleway
The extension of the cycling network along the busy Dominion Road in Auckland has come one pedal rotation closer, with the New Zealand Transport Agency's approval to spend $3.2 million on the project.
![Cyclist: 'I'm very lucky I didn't die'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cyclist: 'I'm very lucky I didn't die'
'I've been sleeping.' 10-year-old cyclist Samantha Robertson is aware of how close she came to death in a crash with a car that left her in an induced coma.
![Cycling 'safer than playing rugby'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cycling 'safer than playing rugby'
Cycling is around 35 times safer than rugby, according to Auckland University researchers who compared accident claims and participation rates in several activities.
![The invisible bicycle helmet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
The invisible bicycle helmet
"If people say it's impossible we have to prove them wrong." Design students Anna and Terese took on a giant challenge as an exam project. Something no one had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The bicycle is a tool to change the world. If we use bikes AND travel safe: Life will be better for all. Courtesy: YouTube/General Electric
![Auto-ban: German city wants car-free CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Auto-ban: German city wants car-free CBD
Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is planning to ban all cars from its centre over the next 20 years and put thousands of commuters on bikes.
![Trading places: Day three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Trading places: Day three
Three days into this automobile experiment and I'm loving it. I've hit my stride. I'm starting to feel like a real Aucklander, says Martin Johnson.
![Biking to work? Do it on Friday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Biking to work? Do it on Friday
If you're thinking of cycling to work in the morning traffic peak, Friday may be your safest bet.
![Bus drivers turn cyclists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bus drivers turn cyclists
Auckland bus drivers were given the chance to see the road from the perspective of the city's cyclists this week, and find out what the real dangers of biking in the city are.
![Bus drivers get taste of road rage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bus drivers get taste of road rage
Auckland bus drivers have been given a taste of road rage from a new perspective yesterday - the handlebars of a fleet of hire bikes.
!['More tolerance to cyclists needed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'More tolerance to cyclists needed'
Cycling in Auckland is more dangerous than cycling in Los Angeles, and Kiwis need to develop more tolerant attitudes to cyclists, triathlete Terenzo Bozzone says.
![Trading places - Day two](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Trading places - Day two
Day two at the wheel and I've had my first minor incident - with a pedestrian, not a cyclist, writes Martin Johnston.
![Driver's wrong turn threatens pro career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Driver's wrong turn threatens pro career
It was two seconds of indecision and bad judgment from a driver - but it may have cost a promising young cyclist his career.
![Serafin Dillon: There's a reason we really do not see cyclists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Serafin Dillon: There's a reason we really do not see cyclists
We all have a story to tell about the time we were driving, and "Just didn't see him", writes Serafin Dillon.
!['Sorry mate, I didn't see you'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Sorry mate, I didn't see you'
Fist-shaking cyclists who aggressively shout "open your eyes" to apparently bike-blind drivers are sharing in a problem that also worries motorists.
![Bike registration proposed for riders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bike registration proposed for riders
A bus union leader is leading calls for a bicycle registration scheme to discourage riders from running red lights and pedestrian crossings.
![Call for less talk, more action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Call for less talk, more action
Cycling deaths on Auckland's roads reinforce a need for faster action on critical transport projects, says the city's chamber of commerce.
![Cyclist and motorists trade places](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cyclist and motorists trade places
This week, Herald health reporter and commuter cyclist Martin Johnston will drive to work for a motorist's view - five of his colleagues who usually drive, will bike.
![10,000 fined for no helmet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
10,000 fined for no helmet
About 10,000 cyclists a year are stopped and fined by police for biking without a helmet.
![New ad campaign for cyclists' safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
New ad campaign for cyclists' safety
Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.
![Auckland cycle safety efforts 'too slow'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Auckland cycle safety efforts 'too slow'
"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities to make cycling safer.