Best Practice for Cyclists - Christchurch

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A best practice traffic management guideline, produced in February 2014, which helps traffic management team members manage cyclists through road work sites safely.

Fairfax Video, July 2012 (4)

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A video of an interview with Laurence Mote about the wall of containers in Sumner. Shipping containers line the south side of Main Road in Sumner, protecting road users from potential rock fall from the cliffs above. Mote bikes past the containers every day on his way to work. He talks about the risks facing cyclists along Main Road and in greater Christchurch, including pot holes and narrow roads. He advises cyclists to wear bright clothing and lights, and for cars to slow down and give cyclists room.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 24 July 2012 (1)

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A graphic giving statistics on accidents involving cyclists.

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A cyclist walks through the Re:Start mall.

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A cyclist riding along the damaged Avonside Drive.

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A motor-cyclist carries groceries in a backpack.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 21 July 2012

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A graphic giving statistics on accidents involving cyclists and motor vehicles.

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A photograph of a cyclist and car on the McCormacks Bay causeway.

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A cyclist bikes along a damaged road, which has slumped towards the river.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 14 (3)

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The cycle-powered cinema equipment which captures the energy generated by the cyclist.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:03 20:51:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A cyclist rides past the damaged Repertory Theatre".

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A crack in the footpath in Avonside with cones around it to warn pedestrians and cyclists.

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Cycles set up on the cycle-powered cinema equipment which captures the energy generated by the cyclist.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 14 (5)

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The information board outside Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema explaining how much energy a cyclist can generate.

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View down Papanui Road. Some road works ahead with a sign that says 'Extreme Care Cyclist Merging'.

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A photograph of a cyclist in a high-vis vest, at the intersection of Manchester and Cashel Streets.

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A woman inspecting a crack in the footpath in Avonside. Cones on either side warn pedestrians and cyclists of the uneven surface.

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A woman inspecting a crack in the footpath in Avonside. Cones on either side warn pedestrians and cyclists of the uneven surface.

West entrance of Warner's Hotel (2)

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A black and white historic photograph of a group of cyclists lining up outside Warner's Hotel before a race leaving from the hotel, [May 1904].

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A photograph of bicycles mounted in generator stands at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. Cyclists are pedalling the bicycles to provide power for the cinema.

Tram vs Bus in 1930s Crush

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The busiest intersection in the central city heaves under a rush of pedestrians, buses, trams, cyclists and private motor cars, pushing passed each other as they head for various parts of the city.

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Cyclists viewing the cathedral from the walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square. The walkway was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.

Alfred Preece’s Cyclists’ Exchange, Cashel and Colombo Street Corner

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Alfred Ernest Lyttelton Preece was born in Christchurch, the only son of Hannah and Thomas, who ran a auctioneering and produce business. Hannah and Thomas, a native of Worcester, had come to New Z…

Image 4 - Cordon Patrols in Lyttelton

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An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Cordon Patrols in Lyttelton". In the image, members of the New Zealand Navy are speaking to a cyclist outside a cordon on London Street in Lyttelton.

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The Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church) on Worcester Street. Steel bracing has been placed on the tower to limit further damage from aftershocks. Sculptures of a cyclist, bungee jumper, rock climber and kayaker can be seen on the bracing posts.

Christchurch 7.1M Earthquake

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Horrible earthquake on the morning of 4 SEP 2010. Felt throughout New Zealand... Aftershocks still ongoing weeks after the 7.1M earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This manikin has been retrieved from the remains of the support from the Octagon Live tower. The body was from the cyclist and the head was from the kayaker. Oxford Terrace".

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Sculptures of a kayaker, cyclist and bungee jumper decorating the steel bracing that has been placed on the front of the Worcester Street face of the Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church). Two of the figures are wearing santa hats.

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View down Papanui Road. Some road works ahead with a sign that says 'Extreme Care Cyclist Merging' and 'Footpath closed please use other side'. On the left is a shop operating out of a shipping container in a site where a building has been demolished.

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The Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church) on Worcester Street. Bracing has been placed on the tower to limit further damage from aftershocks. Sculptures of a cyclist, bungee jumper , rock climber and kayaker can be seen on the bracing posts.