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Shelley Anne Alabaster road rage (9News Queensland)

Aussie road rage driver chased cyclist and smashed SUV through suburban fences

Shelley Anne Alabaster "turned her vehicle into a weapon" and had initially been charged with attempted murder, but later pleaded guilty to dangerously operating a motor vehicle and an assault charge

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New study suggests high injury rate in food delivery cyclists is under-reported

Macquarie University research indicates the rider injuries are greatly under-reported in Australia

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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Brisbane motorist who drove at cyclist charged with attempted murder

Incident happened in early hours of Saturday morning

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Magpie attack

Has an Aussie cyclist finally found the way to stop magpies attacking riders?

Gardening bird scarer tape on helmet said to prevent 75 per cent of attacks

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Mobile phone (licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by renatomitra)

Cyclist in Australia fined A$1,000 for talking on her phone while riding

In Queensland, cyclists are bound by same laws as motorists – we also look at UK rules on using a phone while cycling (including Boris Johnson’s view)

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Video: NSW driver chucks coffee cup at cyclist, tailgates him through stop sign and flips the finger– so of course, the Daily Mail asks “who’s in the wrong?”

Aussie edition of cyclist-hating media outlet gives its own take on footage shot in country’s most cyclist-hostile state

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Video of car passenger throwing orange juice over cyclist goes viral

Footage was posted to the video-sharing site, TikTok

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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Australian drink-driver who killed cyclist texted sister to find ‘a very good lawyer’ instead of calling emergency services

Judge said he appeared more concerned for himself than for the cyclist

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White cycle helmet

Australia’s mandatory helmet laws “have become a tool of disproportionate penalties and aggressive policing” say researchers

“The goal is meant to be harm reduction. Piling on the fines does more harm than good”

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Jason Lowndes (via Israel Cycling Academy Twitter).jpg

Driver who killed Australian pro cyclist Jason Lowndes to be spared jail

Motorist attempted to send text message 68 seconds before hitting cyclist from behind

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