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		<title>Every Breath You Take&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/09/10/every-breath-you-take/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle-centric ideas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/09/10/every-breath-you-take/" title="Every Breath You Take&#8230;" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cycle-mask2-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>A few years ago I had an email from a reader <em>(and my apologies that it&#8217;s taken this long to respond to it!)</em>:</p>
<p><em>I ride my bike every day in my rounds as a support worker visiting people&#8217;s homes </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mythbusting: Cyclists or Bikes should be Licensed</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/13/mythbusting-cyclists-or-bikes-should-be-licensed/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/13/mythbusting-cyclists-or-bikes-should-be-licensed/" title="Mythbusting: Cyclists or Bikes should be Licensed" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Cycle-LicencePlate-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>You may have seen a week ago some fairly big transport news came down from the Government, announcing future plans to <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360782053/petrol-tax-getting-scrapped-road-user-charges-expand-all-vehicles-2027" target="_blank" rel="noopener">do away with petrol excise levies for motorists</a> and replace them with Road User Charges (RUCs) instead. Not surprisingly, &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cycling and the Law: Some Miscellaneous Q &#038; A</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/05/19/cycling-and-the-law-some-miscellaneous-q-a/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 19:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/05/19/cycling-and-the-law-some-miscellaneous-q-a/" title="Cycling and the Law: Some Miscellaneous Q &#038; A" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LincolnRd-BusLane-bike-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>Some discussions I&#8217;ve had this week about a couple of biking legal issues reminded me that it&#8217;s been a while since I last covered a few of these topics in <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/08/09/cycling-and-the-law-things-that-can-go-on-or-with-a-bike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earlier articles</a> on <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/06/30/cycling-and-the-law-positioning-yourself-on-the-road/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cycling law in NZ</a>. So, I &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Long, Long, Long Journey of the Wheels to Wings Cycleway is ready for another twist&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/10/20/the-long-long-long-journey-of-the-wheels-to-wings-cycleway-is-ready-for-another-twist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/10/20/the-long-long-long-journey-of-the-wheels-to-wings-cycleway-is-ready-for-another-twist/" title="The Long, Long, Long Journey of the Wheels to Wings Cycleway is ready for another twist&#8230;" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WheelsToWings-DesignOption-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>I&#8217;d like to invite you to cast your mind way back to mid-<strong>2009</strong>&#8230;</em> Spurred on by some concerns from nearby school children about cycling to school, consultation was undertaken on a proposal to add cycle lanes to Harewood &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Going our separate ways&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/08/20/going-our-separate-ways/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General A2B by bike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/08/20/going-our-separate-ways/" title="Going our separate ways&#8230;" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p>There&#8217;s been a lot of feedback over the years in Christchurch about trying to provide more separation between people cycling and driving, as per the many European examples we see bandied about. A lot of feedback in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121021035937/http://www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/civildefence/chchearthquake/ShareAnIdea.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Share an Idea</a>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starting with a Solid Base</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/06/05/starting-with-a-solid-base/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/06/05/starting-with-a-solid-base/" title="Starting with a Solid Base" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Cyclists leaving Hagley Park for Kilmarnock St" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p>For anyone who has spent the past 20-odd months living in Christchurch, the importance of a solid foundation is pretty obvious. Otherwise sturdy homes and other buildings were no match for ground conditions that turned into quicksand when the big &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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