Sharing the benefits of bicycle riding with the whole community has been the focus of a new research project led by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. The research has helped us to understand the attitudes, barriers, motivations and behaviours of people in Queensland towards riding a…
Making sure children learn to ride at an early age and understand road rules and potential hazards on our roads, makes bicycle riding and our roads safer for all. Teaching children to ride from a young age also encourages bicycle riding later in life…
We are developing a suite of innovative road safety school curriculum resources for use by teachers and students. One such program being trialled, is delivered through education curriculum for students in years 5 and 6 and uses interactive games to give young…
Electric bicycles (or e-Bikes) are becoming more popular and may help in overcoming some of the barriers to people riding more often, especially for longer distances. We partnered with Queensland University of Technology to undertake a survey of our staff in 2 Brisbane locations to learn about their perceptions of and interest in using e-Bikes to make…
We published a bicycle fleet guide for your workplace to inform workplaces in Queensland about how they can run a bicycle fleet for their staff, and the common pitfalls to avoid. The guide provides advice to support the creation of…
Drawing from extensive research on the attitudes, behaviours, barriers and enablers that affect bicycle riding in Queensland, we published several resources to support more riding more often. We published Rediscover Riding to educate new and existing riders. The guide aims to help parents to…
We engaged local governments, bicycle riders, bicycle user groups, riding groups and community influencers to better understand the habits of Queenslanders and how to encourage more people to bike ride. We researched best practice case studies, examples of bicycle encouragement programs and…
Encouraging people to walk and ride bicycles for transport and recreation helps in getting Queenslanders to be more physically active. Queensland Department of Health has undertaken a comprehensive review (Chief Health Officer Report), which includes physical activity and…
Recognising the importance of physical activity like riding bicycles to people’s health and wellbeing, Queensland Department of Health facilitates the Physical Activity Group. Comprising several departments across Queensland Government, the group regularly shares research and information on interventions and the benefits of…
Support cycling-related projects, individuals or groups through programs such as…