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The lack of parking bays in most cities is causing some rude riders to squeeze their bike or scooter between parked bikes like in the photo above. In areas where the individual bays are not marked with white paint, it is just rude. But in those delineated bays, the rider straddling the line could face …
Melbourne has long been lauded for its motorcycle-friendly council and its free footpath parking for motorcycles, but that now seems to be under threat from a new motor vehicle discussion paper. Lord Mayor Sally Capp has released the paper which includes dot points about reducing the access of motor vehicles to the CBD for the …
Sydney has reduced CBD kerbside parking to accommodate bus, pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, prompting a petition for more motorcycle parking space. Petition organiser and commuter rider Emma MacIver (pictured above) says the city is lagging behind Melbourne and the rest of the world and Motorcycle Council of NSW parking subcommittee delegate Warren Cartledge says council’s …
A major hotel group has opened up its parking areas to cater for the increasing demand for car and motorcycle parking in Australia CBDs. TFE Hotels which owns Adina, Travelodge, and Vibe properties around Australia, has been added to the Divvy Parking website and app that lists available car and motorcycle parking spaces. The company …
You would think parking your bike would be a simple matter of kicking down the side stand and getting off. But it’s much more complicated than that with issues of mechanics, physics and the law to consider. HEAVY BIKES Riders of light bikes don’t have near as much to worry about as people with large …