Robbie Napper

Industrial design researcher and academic. Talk to me about mobility, transport, bikes, new inventions and mobility user problems.

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Zero emission transport is possible with existing technology. #Ride2WorkDay #ZeroEmissions #bicycle

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Last night we launched our Live Drive Ride like a local campaign with Dr Marilyn Johnson @amygillettfdn @MonashUni and Dr Vanessa Johnston @RMIT in Victoria’s Alpine Shire. Focussing on how locals and visitors use greetings and respect to share the roads. https://t.co/7xdYCD6ffT

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@JenniferDillPSU I’m late to the party, and not an American, but would add JSKs Streetfight and Jane Jacobs classic, death and life of great American cities. Two more Women for your list!
Honourable mention would be Carlton Reid’s books on bikes too.

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The shortlisted nominees for the National Transport Research Virtual Awards 2020 have been announced!
Could you be one of them? Click here to find out who they are: https://t.co/VmagXDvki0
#ARRB #NTRA2020 #ShapingOurTransportFuture #transport #research #roads

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@JenniferDillPSU @apbp @TRECpdx Congratulations Jennifer!

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We are proud to be running a project on safe road sharing in the Alpine Shire, with @amygillettfdn @monashada @MonashCivil and @RMITGSBL please fill out our survey! https://t.co/0RrQrWOTOF

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Thanks for a great session at #c8s2020 chaired by @LukeBlazejewski nice to talk #cargobikes and #cycling with such an international panel. Off to bed now though!

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One week after our elevated railway is built over Bell St and shock horror the #congestion is still there! Perhaps the problem was the #cars, not the trains?

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@richardsmithers @tochveel @BicycleDutch @PenEngineer @ElliotFishman Oh yes, should be due for another visit when we’re able!

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#cargobike testing in our lab over the last month had revealed, wait for it, that these vehicles are really useful and can replace a lot of car trips. We are loving the investigation of what makes #bicycles fit for purpose and how design can make a difference.

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@AlexaDelbosc Thanks Alexa, yep we have a whole program in the Department of Architecture https://t.co/WnUBPm2aow

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@ElliotFishman Well today I tried it out. As I guessed, I was denied care for not being in a “motorised vehicle” (their words). The worst part is that the lovely healthcare worker explained that as well as me, she’d turned away dozens of people today for the same reason. #HealthcareHeroes

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Wow. My government are providing better access to healthcare for people “in vehicles”. I think they mean cars. Can we show up on bikes? What about the thousands of Victorians who can’t or choose not to own cars?

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To ride or not to ride. That really is the question. #cycling #sustainabletransport

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#cyclingjoy @BicycleNetwork

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Happy world bicycle day! Today I celebrate my family workhorse, the Surly Big Dummy cargo bike. Thousands of kilometres and happy days. No car required. Research on bicycle design is ongoing in the Mobility Design Lab. #changeit

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The end of the beg button? There’s a lot to learn about #sustainabletransport in these challenging times.

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@AlexaDelbosc No, not really is it. Makes me wonder how far $5 might get anyone, any mode, in Melbourne.

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Field tested. This is how far $4.90 can get you on an Uber JUMP bike in #Melbourne. 18km/h average over 3.2km (in case you were wondering)

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@jamesreynolds @GrahamCurrie1 No more than a car I’d guess...

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So these new #bikes have arrived in #Melbourne. Let’s see how it goes. More utility bikes in our world should be a good thing, right?

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@GrahamCurrie1 Coming soon, JUMP boats? Interestingly, they have prevented parking near the Yarra. Lessons learned?