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	<title>Michael Forbes &#187; Mike</title>
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	<description>Walking Quadriplegic; Cycle Safety; Insurance; Public Speaking; Rehabilitation</description>
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		<title>Appearance on 3AW. Parking on Beach Rd.</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2011/08/11/appearance-on-3aw-parking-on-beach-rd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a guest on the 3AW sports today programme where they discussed proposals for the corridor strategy through the bayside Council area on beach Road. I think it is a well thought out segment. Please feel free to have a listen it is at the beginning of the 3AW Sports Today Podcast, Wednesday August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBS News-Rest in Peace John Cornish</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2011/07/29/sbs-news-rest-in-peace-john-cornish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the death of John Cornish whilst riding his bike within 200 m of the site of my accident SBS ran a news story on bike safety. The circumstances of his death are frighteningly similar to the cause of my accident. John was an advocate for safe cycling, and it is important that we all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appearance on Channel 9 News &#8211; Share the Roads</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2011/05/08/appearance-on-channel-9-news-share-the-roads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 04:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed for a story that Channel 9 news was running with some statistics revealing that cyclists break Road rules. With any segment of the community there will be lawbreakers but nothing changes the consequences of when a cyclist is hit by a motorist whether they are breaking the laws or not. Obviously motorists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking without Sticks?</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2011/05/08/walking-without-sticks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 03:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently working on some new walking methods using less support than I have in the past. Without sticks and without being held by the forearms, using this method I need to provide a lot more balance myself. Who knows if it is possible or not. Enjoy, Mike.]]></description>
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		<title>Stateline Article on Cycle Safety</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2011/04/28/stateline-article-on-cycle-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I appeared in an article on Stateline (ABC television) in Victoria in March 2011. The same interview but in an extended format was also featured on a program called Contact Sport. You can view it at the following link: ABC TV Contact Sport . The episode was shown on Friday, 22 April and my feature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bayside Council Vote Was Successful!</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/09/05/bayside-council-vote-was-successful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/09/05/bayside-council-vote-was-successful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After years of hard work from a number of people some action has been taken by the Bayside City Council to trial a No Stopping Zone on Beach Road here in Melbourne between 6 AM and 10 AM on Saturday and Sunday mornings. This trial will hopefully show that it provides a safer environment for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bayside Council Vote &#8211; your support is needed</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/30/bayside-council-vote-your-support-is-needed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/30/bayside-council-vote-your-support-is-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you would be aware, City of Port Philip and Kingston have already commenced the 12 month trial of &#8216;No Stopping&#8217; zones along Beach Rd as a measure to increase cyclist safety. Bayside council is having a meeting tomorrow night at which there is a proposal that they too join these other councils and approve a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Everest &#8230; the Journey Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/14/my-everest-the-journey-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/14/my-everest-the-journey-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am about to make some changes to my rehabilitation routine after spending a little over 12 months as an outpatient at the Epworth hospital rehabilitation centre. I am about to leave them to spend some more time making the physical abilities that I have developed to be more functional. My main aim over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 PM Project &#8230; Take II!</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/02/7-pm-project-take-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/02/7-pm-project-take-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those who are interested, the segment that was originally to be shown tonight (Monday, 2 August) at 7 PM on Channel 10 will now be shown tomorrow night (Tuesday, 3 August). You will have to look out for it again, sorry! I have now placed a link to the article that was aired on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding Together and the 7 PM Project</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/01/riding-together-and-the-7-pm-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelforbes.org/2010/08/01/riding-together-and-the-7-pm-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot has happened since my last post including a trip to Japan with some photos I will post shortly, a trip to Sydney and the Hunter Valley for a cousin&#8217;s wedding, and a trip to Brisbane to visit my brother where everyone but Monica, Ashley and myself got violently sick! We have bought a [...]]]></description>
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