Vote ‘Heath’ for Australian of the Year 2024: Twelve Reasons to Change Your Thinking is a satirical work. I don’t take myself seriously in it, but I do take the cause of road safety seriously. Credit for most of the ideas contained in the following twelve minimals is owed primarily to the road safety pioneers and advocates who precede me and from whom I have learned so much.
I became an advocate for better streets and safer roads in Australia after being injured by a careless driver in Sydney in 2015. In the subsequent eight years I have advocated for meaningful change on Australian streets. But I’m just a humble notetaker and an organiser of other people’s thoughts, ideas and research who then applies that wisdom in Australia – home to some of the most dangerous drivers and some of the weakest road rules and enforcement in the world.
Experience has also been a good mentor for me. With well over 180, 000 kilometres on the bicycle in thirty-six countries over a dozen or so years, I’ve had ample opportunity to open my eyes, question what I’m looking at and, yes, also change how I think.
Please, please consider changing how you think, too. And don’t forget to vote ‘Heath’ for Australian of the Year 2024.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Preface
Prologue: Past winners
Minimal 1: To prevent avoidable deaths
Minimal 2: To reduce injuries to road users
Minimal 3: To deliver healthier outcomes
Minimal 4: To improve mental health
Minimal 5: To leave a cleaner environment
Minimal 6: To empower women and girls
Minimal 7: To instil independence in kids
Minimal 8: To extend active years for seniors
Minimal 9: To augment accessibility
Minimal 10: To enhance connectedness
Minimal 11: To build a sustainable economy
Minimal 12: To humanise fellow road users
Epilogue: Heath’s Twelve Steps
Sobre o autor
Heath Ryan is a publisher and writer, and holds a BA in Economics and History from the University of Toronto. Born in Toronto, Canada, Heath lived in Jordan, France and the United Kingdom before moving to Australia and becoming an Australian citizen. Heath is also a father and an ultra-endurance cyclist. Riding as The Dark Knight, he completed the first ever ultra-endurance ‘triple crown’ in 2018 by racing across three continents in the same calendar year – which included the fastest unsupported time between Perth and Sydney on a bicycle. Heath’s current focus is investigative books dealing with social justice, books that celebrate human achievement, and books, articles and minimals that observe and comment on behaviour and society.
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