Great to chat on ABC Melbourne alongside Lauren Pearson Peter Bourke Paul van der Ploeg and Peter Maniaty about making 2024 the year of the bike!

In our new paper in Elsevier Transport, we interviewed 40 potential bike riders across Melbourne. We found need for a connected network of protected infrastructure and slow speeds (30km/h) to support more trips by bike. Available Open Access here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper out today from Lauren Pearson and our Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research Group! Highlighting the need for connected networks of uninterrupted infrastructure and 30km/h speed zones

Nominate your colleagues for an award! Who do you know that’s made an outstanding contribution in #injuryprevention? Get in quickly, not long before they close.

In our new paper on comparing traffic injury risks across different population groups in Canada, we found stark inequities, w/ ⬆️risks for low income and indigenous populations for motor vehicle occupant, pedestrian and cyclist injury. Open access⬇️ journals.lww.com/epidem/fulltex…

BREAKING: Parisians have voted to increase parking rates for heavier vehicles, signaling that the tide is turning against huge SUVs in our cities. It's time for other European cities to ask whether large SUVs have a place on their streets.

My last PhD paper is now available open access in Drug&AlcoholReview🎉 We found substantial variation in how alcohol and drug testing is reported in studies of injured patients. Standardised reporting is needed for data to be critically interpreted and compared. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

#Exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense, finds this new study. Includes a visual abstract summarising key findings Michael Noetel🔸 bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Just three weeks until #AIPN24. Haven't registered yet? Don't miss out - register today: loom.ly/2Rwiw9U

Substance use is a key preventable risk factor for all causes of serious injury. Join NDARC, UNSW this month to explore the prevention of substance-related injuries, and the challenges associated with measuring #AOD involvement in injury events. loom.ly/rE9_h7Q

Scientists have found that people who ride bikes to work are less likely to be prescribed medication for depression and anxiety. ow.ly/7YgJ50QCtp8

Honoured to have received the inaugural Marilyn Lyford Memorial Emerging Leader Award at this year’s AIPN Awards Night. Huge thanks to The Australasian Injury Prevention Network for all of their support. Looking forward to using this prize to learn about all things data linkage!

Approved! 3️⃣0️⃣ km/h! 'Be it resolved that Council direct staff to bring forward recommendations to reduce the speed limit in residential areas on local streets without a centre line to 30 km/h, including, but not limited to, introducing a City by-law...'

Huge thanks to Sparque for lending us some brilliant Riese & Müller e-bikes so that we could show Meghan Winters (Cities, Health & Active Transportation Research) the best (and worst) of Melbourne’s bike infrastructure (including some of our CapaCITY case studies)!

If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn

UK govt to invest “unprecedented levels of funding” in cycling & walking as critical part of plans to improve health & inequality ... news from UK. Trspt Sec adds 'access to safe cycle routes was “essential” to tackling the country’s carbon footprint theguardian.com/politics/artic…

🚨 New publication alert from Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research! 🚨 Led by Tommy Lim , this conceptual framework positions the critical role of people's subjective experiences within travel mode choice. Link to open-access paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.…

The Monash University xyxlab in the news today -- theguardian.com/australia-news…