Parking on pavement bicycle racks?

**BikingBrit** · 16th February 2016, 20:46

So, I've seen lots of people park their motorbikes on the side of large pavements and particularly in bicycle racks. Is this actually legal or is it a legal grey area? I mean if people can leave their bicycles on the sidewalk why can't we?

**ellipsis** · 16th February 2016, 20:54

...oh no, another , we are special people thread...special needs, more like...

**jellywrestler** · 16th February 2016, 21:11

just park in a disabled park, if anyone asks what your disability is tell them it's tourettes and to fuck off.

**TheDemonLord** · 16th February 2016, 22:28

I do it at Supermarkets often, typically ones with no designated motorbike parks.

If anyone gives me a funny look I simply ask where the Motorbike parks are (and that shuts them up because they know they don't want me hogging an entire Car park...)

**jim.cox** · 17th February 2016, 05:24

I was in the main street Lyttelton yesterday - where streets and footpaths are narrow.

Some wanker had parked his Triumph on the footpath - nice bike, but utterly inappropriate parking.

There's barely enough room for two people to pass, let alone forcing their past a bike. Pedestrians were being pushed out onto the carriageway

The owner was lucky the guy painting "Civil and Naval" didn't do the bike as well.

If you MUST park your bike on the footpath at least make sure it is not in anybody's way.

**haydes55** · 17th February 2016, 05:33

Just park in a car park. Take as much room as you like. I park in car parks even when a bike park is available.

**nzspokes** · 17th February 2016, 05:50

Originally Posted by haydes55

Just park in a car park. Take as much room as you like. I park in car parks even when a bike park is available.

You have a Bandit, it wont fit in a bike park.....

But yes so do I. Pay 600 odd a year in rego so I get a decent park.

**pritch** · 17th February 2016, 09:02

Although it would seem to be a radical concept, in town I park the Triumph in designated motorcycle spaces. When I had the moped though I would use cycle stands, or the footpath, or whatever.

At the supermarket I use their cycle park thereby hopefully avoiding leaving the bike to the mercy of fuckwit drivers.

**neels** · 17th February 2016, 09:31

If there's a large enough area I'll park on the footpath, same outside shops, supermarkets etc if it's not going to be in anyone's way and keeps it out of harms way.

Otherwise just take up a car park if no other provisions have been made, we've been doing this at work after a request for additional motorcycle parking was declined and now we get grumpy people complaining about motorbikes taking up a car park each, we were parking a couple of bikes in a parking space but after gaining some free extra paint on the bike from dickheads opening car doors onto my fairings I park in the middle now.

Can't see the problem myself, if I'd brought the car I'd be taking up a whole space, so what's the difference.

**Asher** · 17th February 2016, 11:43

I rarely park in carparks, im always worried someone is going to pull into the park quickly and not see the bike until it too late.
I typically park near the bicycle parks or if there is space near a shop entrance and preferably under a security camera.

**pritch** · 17th February 2016, 12:40

Originally Posted by Asher

I rarely park in carparks, im always worried someone is going to pull into the park quickly and not see the bike until it too late.

Yep if using a carpark is unavoidable park toward the back of the space so nobody get a surprise.

**jellywrestler** · 17th February 2016, 14:19

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

I do it at Supermarkets often, typically ones with no designated motorbike parks.

If anyone gives me a funny look I simply ask where the Motorbike parks are (and that shuts them up because they know they don't want me hogging an entire Car park...)

but a hayabusa does take up a whole carpark.

**jellywrestler** · 17th February 2016, 14:20

Originally Posted by cassina

Parking a bike in a carpark can often be safer than parking a car as there is less chance of car doors hitting it and I dont park my bike too far in so it can be seen from a distance.
I did get my indicator broken once by a supermarket trolly though.

shooping trollies were invented to teach women how to walk on their hind legs...