Heritage Day 24 September, the PPA Stay Wider of the Rider safe cycling campaign hosted an Awareness Ride starting from the Shell Garage in Voorbaai Mossel Bay. Close to 200 riders joined us showing their support for safer roads in the area. The cycling fraternity...
Thank you to the RAF for their sponsorship to buy reflective bibs to keep our commuting cyclists safe on the roads. On Wednesday 26 September we hosted a handout in Broadway Road in Strand and we were joined by RAF and...
Entries are filling up fast for one of South Africa’s favourite team road cycle races, the 2019 Maluti Double90. This iconic event will be in its 4th year in 2019. Teams should secure their entries as soon as possible as entries are bound to sell...
The Stay Wider of the Rider team visited JHB last week where we joined the RAF as well as Lions Pretoria South and the Legidima Cycle Club for two fantastic bib handouts. The first one was hosted in the Zandspruit informal settlement on Beyers Naude...
Hit and run crashes involving cyclists have become a common phenomenon in South Africa. Many of these accidents occur in the early hours of the morning when drivers return from a night out on the town. Durban cyclists Richard da Silva and Jared Dwyer were...
Winter in the Western Cape is rainy, cold and dark, which all spell danger to cyclists on the roads. The PPA encourages high visibility to cyclists, it is essential to wear bright clothing and have your lights on at all times. ...
The Pedal Power Association in the Free State is constantly creating awareness for the safety of cyclists on our roads. On Friday 29 June PPA took to the streets in Rocklands, Bloemfontein in the early hours of the day to interact with cyclists and motorists...
Drivers and cyclists are on the same side. We all breathe the same air, live in the same neighbourhoods, use the same shops, our kids go to the same schools– and we all want safer roads. Speed is a major contributor to the death toll on...
Below is the new amendment regulation wrt passing of a pedal cycle proposed by the National Transport Department. Send your comment on the proposed 1.2m passing law to commentsNRTR@gov.za by 20 May 2018. “298AA. Passing of pedal cycle (1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 296 and 298,...
Despite the increase in VAT, the Pedal Power Association wants to keep the annual increase of your membership fees to a minimum. This year, we’ve added the Family membership option. The average age of our members is steadily creeping up and we’d like to see more...