Riders deserve a better deal that includes free tolls and parking, and lower rego and insurance to encourage more people...
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Australian car parking costs, which are among the highest in the world, should make motorcycling more attractive as bike parking is often free or discounted. The 2020 Parking Price Index of car parking costs in 65 major cities shows Sydney in third place only behind New York and Boston. Brisbane...
Riders will be expected to squeeze five bikes into one on-street car parking bay under a plan to free up...
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 parking. The plan to “free up space for pedestrians” will turn 36 car street car parking spaces into 151 free, unmetered motorcycle spaces. Under the “Managing motorcycle parking on overcrowded...
Motorcycle parking is under siege from motorists who think they can use our parking bays and even put shopping trolleys...
(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 have had them waived. In October we reported on two such riders who were caught out when the jurisdiction of the parking area changed from City of Sydney council (COS)...
A Canberra rider who had his $600 disabled parking fine waived has also now received a second permit so he can have...
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...
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 transport spokesman Cr Frances Gilley (above). However, he does admit they will restrict some footpath parking in the short term with a long-term option of removing all motorcycles from CBD...
Canberra rider Alan Francis has succeeded in having his $600 disabled parking fine waived, but will now campaign for disabled...
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 and scooters are a major obstruction to pedestrians. While not saying motorcycles should be banned from footpaths, Sally said “more (on-street) spaces for motorcycles to park are needed so they...
The lack of parking bays in most cities is causing some rude riders to squeeze their bike or scooter between...
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 work and be replaced by the same number of spaces elsewhere in the city. The North Quay riverside lane and footpath parking spaces between Tank and Ann Streets are expected...
Melbourne’s lauded motorcycle-friendly footpath parking is under threat from a discussion paper to update the city’s Transport Strategy. Lord Mayor...
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 valuable parking space. A study of five American cities has found that the costs of providing huge chunks of land for car-parking spaces are in the billions and, in per-household...
Centre-of-the-road parking should be turned over to motorcycles as it is less dangerous than for cars and would increase the...
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 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...
Rural Victorian riders who would like park-and-ride stations to commute to work by train or bus have been urged to...
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 attracting more than 2200 signatures. Petition organiser David White says scrapping scooter and motorcycle tolls and freeing up footpath parking would have sent clear signals that the government is serious...
Some motorcycle parking bays have been narrowed to fit in more spaces as Brisbane City Council struggles to replace parking...
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 spaces have been lost. Some 200 motorcycle parking spots were reported lost on January 1 when the Casino redevelopment project began: 60 parking bays permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street...
Recent incidents involving motorcycle parking highlight the difficulties riders face in finding safe and legal parking in city areas and the...
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 tomorrow night (May 17,2017). In February, 2016, council began a “six-month trial ban” on footpath motorcycle parking in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. City of Port Phillip spokeswoman Fiona Blair...
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists,...
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 and fringe areas to replace the 200 parking sites lost during the casino redevelopment. Brisbane City Council infrastructure chair Cr Amanda Cooper says she “supports this casino project but not...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from...
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 motorcycle and scooter riders. Former Brisbane Deputy Mayor David Hinchliffe (brother of MBW founder Mark Hinchliffe) quit council a few years ago and replaced his council car with a 50cc...
Brisbane CBD will lose up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces after work starts in December 2016 on the new...
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 or pub. It’s a good indication that the riders are novices. Angle-parking a motorcycle seems to be one of those simple procedures that many riders get wrong. You’ve probably seen a...
Adelaide has joined a growing push to allow motorcycles and scooters to park for free on footpaths and free up...
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 some of the world’s busiest cities. City parking for motorcycles is a problem in most major cities with high costs, low availability and lack of security. It’s a shame more...
Melbourne has just become the most progressive city in Australia and possibly the world for promoting motorcycle parking on footpaths and...
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 motorists? The Brisbane City Council has this week released a Brisbane Parking Taskforce report which has a range of “solutions” some of which include expensive electronic metering. As for free...
Governments seem to find the most expensive solutions to traffic and parking problems, instead of thinking outside the square. We...
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. 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...
An app that helps you find motorcycle parking has now been extended to Android phones. The MCNetwork directory of parking...