The WA Parliament Inquiry into eRideable and e-bike safety: WestCycle’s position on 33 Ride Safe recommendations

Are you confused about the state-of-play with regard to the 33 recommendations delivered by the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into eRideable and e-bike safety in its December Ride Safe report?

The WA Government this week gave near-unanimous support to the 33 recommendations, with many caveats based on Federal Government action first.

Before this, WestCycle produced a forensic analysis of the Ride Safe report and gave our position on each of its 33 recommendations from the riding community perspective. Our analysis was sent to key figures in the WA Government and other stakeholders in the lead-up to yesterday’s announcement.

“WestCycle’s approach to improving e-mobility safety follows a clear hierarchy: fix the supply of dangerous devices first; create safer streets second; invest in education third; and use enforcement as a last resort,” said WestCycle CEO Wayne Bradshaw.

“This order of priority runs through our responses to the Committee’s recommendations and should guide the Government’s decisions about where to act first and where to direct resources.”

You can find our full response here (plus the WA Government response and more.)

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Tim Roach (Chair)

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than 20 years and is currently a project risk consultant, and a part time academic at Edith Cowan University.

He is a past Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and previously sat on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia. Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer.

Helen Sadler (Deputy Chair)

Independent Director

Helen is a Town of Cottesloe councillor and is the current Chair of WestCycle’s Transport Advisory Group.

A medical doctor, Helen is a strong active transport advocate with a focus on health outcomes and social well-being.