With Australia’s state borders completely open from next month and international travel open from today (21 February 2022) for vaccinated...
A vast majority of riders who live in or have visited Hobart would like to see free footpath bike parking...
Riders deserve a better deal that includes free tolls and parking, and lower rego and insurance to encourage more people to ride and ease congestion and strains on road and parking infrastructure. So says the high-profile 2 Wheel Action Group made up of Australian motorcycle industry figures, led by former...
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Australian car parking costs, which are among the highest in the world, should make motorcycling more attractive as bike parking...
Riders will be expected to squeeze five bikes into one on-street car parking bay under a plan to free up Melbourne’s congested footpaths. A meeting of the Future Melbourne Committee agreed unanimously agreed this week to ban free motorcycle parking on some footpaths (see list below). They claim the loss...
The fate of footpath parking in some areas of Melbourne’s CBD will be considered tonight (18 February 2020) at a...
Melbourne City Council plans to restrict motorcycle parking on footpaths near train stations and on narrow streets and increase street...
Motorcycle parking is under siege from motorists who think they can use our parking bays and even put shopping trolleys in them. It’s rude, it’s lazy and it’s illegal. We have seen this happen on many occasions and social media is heaving with photographs of cars and other vehicles parked...
(Contributed Post for our Northern hemisphere readers) There is no way to sugarcoat it – winter can be very tough...
A decision to charge riders for parking in some Sydney CBD areas has been reversed and riders who copped $82 parking fines...
A Canberra rider who had his $600 disabled parking fine waived has also now received a second permit so he can have one in his car and one permanently on his motorcycle. Alan Francis (pictured above) says a more compact motorcycle-specific permit would be handy, but he is happy with the verdict....
Sydney riders are claiming $82 parking fines they received are unfair as the jurisdiction of the area changed from City of...
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Riders could cop a hefty parking fine if their motorcycle is parked with its wheels inside a parking bay, but the body of the bike, handlebars or luggage leaning over the line as in the above photo. A Sydney rider found out the hard way when he copped a $263 fine...
Toowoomba riding trainer Tony Gallagher watched as his 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R sunk into thin bitumen and then fall over in...
Claims that the Melbourne Council Draft Transport Plan will reduce motorcycle parking in the city is a conspiracy theory, says...
Canberra rider Alan Francis has succeeded in having his $600 disabled parking fine waived, but will now campaign for disabled riders to get a more compact motorcycle-specific permit. Alan, 68, has now permanently attached his permit to his 2015 Harley-Davidson Low Rider’s left pannier. But that leaves him without a...
A disabled Canberra rider could face a $228 fine for copying his disabled parking permit and making his own holder...
Melbourne’s much-lauded motorcycle footpath parking is under siege by Lord Mayor Sally Capp who says a survey shows that motorcycles...
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...
What would you think if you came back to your parked motorbike or scooter after work today and found a...
One hundred motorcycle parking spaces in Brisbane’s CBD will close from next week for about seven months during casino development...
Melbourne’s lauded motorcycle-friendly footpath parking is under threat from a discussion paper to update the city’s Transport Strategy. Lord Mayor Sally Capp has released a discussion paper in June that suggested strategies for reducing the access of motor vehicles to the CBD for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. An...
Motorcycles rate just five “motherhood statements” in a 115-page Brisbane Transport Plan that pays lip service to riders and sought...
If more was done to encourage motorcycles and scooters, cities across the world would save billions of dollars on providing...
Centre-of-the-road parking should be turned over to motorcycles as it is less dangerous than for cars and would increase the number of parking spots, according to the Motorcycle Riders Association (MRA) in Victoria. The suggestion is one of many being put forward by riders and their representatives after Melbourne’s Lord Mayor...
Noosa in Queensland is leading the way for two-wheeled transport with an equal number of motorbike parking spaces as car...
Sydney has reduced CBD kerbside parking to accommodate bus, pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, prompting a petition for more motorcycle parking...
Rural Victorian riders who would like park-and-ride stations to commute to work by train or bus have been urged to take part in a phone survey. Transport Victoria new product development manager Adrian Webb says the survey will help them plan suitable infrastructure. “There’s no point building infrastructure unless we...
Motorcycle and scooter riders have been urged to make a submission to the Brisbane City Council draft transport plan before the...
An online petition to axe motorcycle tolls and allow unrestricted footpath parking has been rejected by the Queensland Government despite...
Some motorcycle parking bays have been narrowed to fit in more spaces as Brisbane City Council struggles to replace parking lost to the Queens Wharf redevelopment. The latest additions are in the Ann Street motorcycle parking zone under the Riverside Expressway ramp between North Quay and George Street. Council traffic...
A petition seeking an exemption from motorway tolls for motorcycles and free parking on all footpaths has been posted on the...
Motorcycle parking spaces lost in the Brisbane CBD are steadily being replaced, but there remains some confusion on how many...
Recent incidents involving motorcycle parking highlight the difficulties riders face in finding safe and legal parking in city areas and the need for law makers to be more flexible. Case 1 Gympie rider Lance Wensley (pictured above) was recently fined $48 for parking between two cars to avoid taking up a...
A Melbourne council has voted to permanently ban motorcycles from parking on several St Kilda footpaths, but has agreed to...
Riders have been urged to show their support for footpath motorcycle parking by attending a City of Port Phillip council meeting...
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists, says a rider representative. Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns says he is frustrated by the riders willing to criticise, but not help. The last time riders rallied...
The Independent Riders Group in Victoria is concerned that Melbourne’s much-vaunted motorcycle footpath parking is under threat. They claim the...
Riders have been invited to form a special council working group to find motorcycle parking spaces in the Brisbane CBD...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from January 1, 2017, while the new Casino is built. About 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road and 140 more spaces are closing during construction...
As cities continue to resist freeing up spaces for motorcycle parking, there is one country that seems to be paradise for...
It’s rare for a politician to admit they are wrong, but this former politician regrets not giving enough support to...
Brisbane CBD will lose up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces after work starts in December 2016 on the new Casino development. The State Government has confirmed that approximately 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road. There are 140 more spaces which...
Most local authorities only allow one motorcycle to park in a car parking bay, ticketing all bikes when there is...
There is nothing more unruly than a bunch of motorcyclists who park their bikes at different angles outside a cafe...
Adelaide has joined a growing push to allow motorcycles and scooters to park for free on footpaths and free up parking spaces for other vehicles. The Adelaide Council is seeking feedback from local businesses on their proposal to trial motorcycle and scooter parking in two designated areas of footpaths in...
Footpath motorcycle parking in Victoria is safe for now, but rider groups are keeping a close eye on developments in the...
A new, free parking app has been launched to help riders find paid or even free motorcycle parking spaces in...
Melbourne has just become the most progressive city in Australia and possibly the world for promoting motorcycle parking on footpaths and actively encouraging riders into the inner city, at the expense of cars. Now it’s time for other cities around the world to pay attention to the Melbourne City Council 2015-2018...
City parking can be a rip-off for motorcycle riders when they charge the full price for a parking bay that...
Why do governments stick their heads in the sand over motorcycle issues, especially parking concessions which would actually help other...
Governments seem to find the most expensive solutions to traffic and parking problems, instead of thinking outside the square. We don’t necessarily need more expensive electronic signs, traffic lights, wider roads or more lanes. Sometimes, the answer can be quite cheap. Currently lane-filtering is on the agenda in several states...
While 100 free motorcycle footpath parking spots have been added in Brisbane, you still can’t legally park your motorcycle on...
You would think parking your bike would be a simple matter of kicking down the side stand and getting off....
An app that helps you find motorcycle parking has now been extended to Android phones. The MCNetwork directory of parking by Get Twisted has had more than 10,000 downloads. They is also have an app that includes a directory of dealers, workshops, accessories, training, insurance, tours and most things to...