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It was a Sunday morning group ride in Portland, ten minutes from home, when a Range Rover driver decided the traffic lights ahead were more important than the cyclists in his way. He braked hard, nearly took one out, and then had the nerve to smirk about it. What followed was one of the most […]
The Burnett Inland Rail Trail is a work in progress, and sometimes that means connecting via roads that were never designed with cyclists in mind. For these two touring riders, a 3km stretch of the Bunya Highway was unavoidable. What happened on that stretch was entirely avoidable. UpRide turns daily rides into data that drives […]
It was the last few kilometres of a 40km solo ride, a junction this UpRider has ridden through more times than he can count, and a young driver who was looking the wrong way at exactly the wrong moment. UpRide turns daily rides into data that drives change. Every UpRider has a story. Here is […]
Sometimes the best cycling safety innovation costs about three dollars and looks completely ridiculous. After a driver squeezed past within inches on his morning commute, this UpRider went home, installed a pool noodle on his bike, and two days later watched it do exactly what it was designed to do. Here is his story, and […]
Mark has had a motorist deliberately try to run him over before. So when a bus driver gave him a dangerously close pass, he knew exactly what to do, and he didn’t stop at filing a Crime Stoppers report. He went straight to the bus company, footage in hand. UpRide turns daily rides into data […]
Not every dangerous incident on the road involves a distracted driver or a close pass. Sometimes it is an overloaded dump truck with an unsecured tailgate, doing 50mph past a group of cyclists on a quiet country road, spilling rock across the tarmac as it goes. This UpRider had his cameras rolling, and knew exactly […]
One moment Gerard was on a routine Tuesday morning ride. The next, a driver reversed out of a driveway, changed direction without warning, and lurched directly into his path. With barely a second to react, he steered clear. Here is Gerard’s account of a near miss that highlights just how quickly everything can change on […]
In over 40 years of riding road, mountain, and gravel bikes, Brendon has never experienced anything like this. A Ford Ranger, two empty lanes, a long run-up, and a driver who chose to pass as close as physically possible, horn blaring, wing mirror grazing his shoulder at speed. It was deliberate, it was dangerous, and […]
On a routine ride on familiar roads, this UpRider was passed by a pickup truck hauling a trailer full of lawn care equipment, well within the three-foot minimum required by state law. It felt close in the moment, and the footage confirmed it. He posted the video to UpRide and has plenty to say about […]
When this UpRider went over the bars on a routine group ride, nobody could work out what went wrong. A seasoned cyclist, travelling on a familiar cycle path, it just didn’t add up. It wasn’t until they reviewed the Cycliq footage that the answer revealed itself. Here is his story. UpRide turns daily rides into […]