SteveL
Junior Member
This won't affect many of you guys, but I thought you might be interested to see what City of Sydney council is doing with regards to bikes and scooters.
It's great that they are touting bikes as being socially responsible and environmentally friendly.
I can't wait til they bring in some of these measures - no more parking tickets, or having to squeeze into an overcrowded bike parking spot.
Unfortunately we're unlikely to get pavement/sidewalk parking, which is the norm in Melbourne and Europe. And they don't mention giving us free access to tollways, which would be nice.
see the full document at http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/...torScooter/DraftMotorcycleScooterStrategy.pdf
Some interesting snippets include:
Motorcycles and scooters offer enjoyable, convenient and low-cost accessibility in the city.
Motorcycling emits less greenhouse gas than driving, and requires less parking space, which is scarce in inner Sydney.
Ticket parking however is the single most significant barrier to motorcycle and scooter access... While car drivers can park in any ticket parking zone by displaying a ticket on the dashboard within the vehicle, this option is not available to motorcyclists, who are at risk of having their ticket blown away or stolen.
The draft Strategy proposes to address these concerns by introducing a one-year trial exempting riders from the requirement to buy and display a parking ticket. This will enable riders to park in spaces that are available to car drivers.
Tolls ... were cited as a disincentive ... particularly given the free use of toll
roads in Melbourne. Current electronic tolling technology does not adequately accommodate the needs of riders and therefore discriminates against the use of motorcycles and scooters
It's great that they are touting bikes as being socially responsible and environmentally friendly.
I can't wait til they bring in some of these measures - no more parking tickets, or having to squeeze into an overcrowded bike parking spot.
Unfortunately we're unlikely to get pavement/sidewalk parking, which is the norm in Melbourne and Europe. And they don't mention giving us free access to tollways, which would be nice.
see the full document at http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/...torScooter/DraftMotorcycleScooterStrategy.pdf
Some interesting snippets include:
Motorcycles and scooters offer enjoyable, convenient and low-cost accessibility in the city.
Motorcycling emits less greenhouse gas than driving, and requires less parking space, which is scarce in inner Sydney.
Ticket parking however is the single most significant barrier to motorcycle and scooter access... While car drivers can park in any ticket parking zone by displaying a ticket on the dashboard within the vehicle, this option is not available to motorcyclists, who are at risk of having their ticket blown away or stolen.
The draft Strategy proposes to address these concerns by introducing a one-year trial exempting riders from the requirement to buy and display a parking ticket. This will enable riders to park in spaces that are available to car drivers.
Tolls ... were cited as a disincentive ... particularly given the free use of toll
roads in Melbourne. Current electronic tolling technology does not adequately accommodate the needs of riders and therefore discriminates against the use of motorcycles and scooters
