But Schrinner would not let this early morning argument get away from him, concluding: “Any funding assistance is greatly appreciated. But we will outspend the State. Back to helmets, even a trial would be a big positive step.”
Delighted that Brisbane’s #citycycle bike share scheme has clocked-up 1.9 million trips & is heading quickly to the 2m trip milestone! pic.twitter.com/4sR6VJ4v6Y
— Adrian Schrinner (@Schrinner) June 28, 2017
So true! @MarkBaileyMP if you really want to boost cycling, make helmets optional & start with bike share schemes! @MayorTomTate agrees.
— Adrian Schrinner (@Schrinner) June 28, 2017
If you really believe that, force the Council to do it. I dare you!
— Adrian Schrinner (@Schrinner) June 28, 2017
When one Council outspends an entire State Government on active transport infrastructure, it’s pretty sad. You’ve got more front than Myers
— Adrian Schrinner (@Schrinner) June 28, 2017
Any funding assistance is greatly appreciated. But we still outspend the State. Back to helmets, even a trial would be a big positive step????
— Adrian Schrinner (@Schrinner) June 28, 2017
“Council would love to work with the state to trial optional helmet laws for CityCycle. It can be a win-win outcome.
“Part of the difficulty that Brisbane has with an uptake in convenient, short-distance cycling trips is to do with the mandatory requirement to wear helmets.
“Many people would be more inclined to use bikes and CityCycle as an active transport trip in the CBD and inner-city locations, if they were not forced to wear a helmet.“
“I 100% support bicycle helmet laws because cyclists have little to no protection in the event of a crash.“Actions speak louder than words and Cr Schrinner talks about cycling but we’ve seen no new investment in cycle lanes in Brisbane’s CBD.“Brisbane is lagging behind other capital cities when it comes to cycling lanes in the CBD. The cycling community had been calling for this for years and BCC has been arrogantly ignoring the cycling community.”