Bikes getting tickets in Wellington (8 August)

[Kendog]

If you are parked on the footpath on Boulcott Street you may be getting a ticket at the moment.

[Nasty]

Hmmm ... they are out having fun today .... and the lovely thing is they make sure that the bikes get them by using a rubber band onto the handlebar.

[Toaster]

Has there been any more news down there of the money hungry council bringing in paid parking for bikers - or did that get quashed?

[mattimeo]

Thats ONE thing in favour of Palmerston North, they certainly have plenty of free motorcycle parking.

[Kittyhawk]

Id hate to think what itd be like in Akl if they brought that law about up here!

[avgas]

Id hate to think what itd be like in Akl if they brought that law about up here!

I'd have a reason to do burnouts again

[James Deuce]

Well duh! Park on the footpath and get a ticket. Who'd have thought that could happen?

Evil Council bastards.

[Kendog]

Well duh! Park on the footpath and get a ticket. Who'd have thought that could happen?

Evil Council bastards.

There are 15 to 20 bikes parked on the footpath there every day, cause there is only one measly bike park for about two bike down the road.

I have seen the meter person walk by plenty of times without incident.

Some consistency would be nice, either you can park there or you can't.

[Maha]

Id hate to think what itd be like in Akl if they brought that law about up here!

Is parking on the footpath Legal in Muckland Thrushie?....(opps i spelt Auckland wrong )

[Kittyhawk]

Is parking on the footpath Legal in Muckland Thrushie?....(opps i spelt Auckland wrong )

To be honest I dont know,.....I always park on the footpath. And its usually right outside the door of the store Im going into lol!

Nuts to cage drivers, spend more time in traffic jams or trying to find a park than completing what ever the mission may be.

[bull]

I have seen the meter person walk by plenty of times without incident.

Some consistency would be nice, either you can park there or you can't.

Consider those days as lucky then, just like speeding, most of the time you can be lucky and get away with it, but once youre pulled over it is noted as an offence.

Biggest issue here is lack of bike parks so maybe a photo of all the bikes there, and labled for each day may help get a bigger bike park added to the immediate area.

[Kendog]

Consider those days as lucky then

Whats even luckier is I moved buildings last week so no longer park on the footpath there.
I now park in an actual bike park that gets so full after I arrive, that others end up parking on the footpath around it.

[xwhatsit]

Has anybody ever got ticketed for parking on the footpath in Auckland? My bike is garaged while it is at home, but I commute at least 6 days and when I do the bike is always parked on the footpath. Have never had any troubles doing that.

[Mrs Busa Pete]

If you are parked on the footpath on Boulcott Street you may be getting a ticket at the moment.

Should organise 100 bikes to park leaglly on the road each taking up one car space.

[MD]

Sorry people but it was only a matter of time. That bend on Boulcott St has been gathering more and more bikes over the last couple of years. Similar to the ANZ bike park overflowing. I wouldn't be surprised if some pedestrians complained and that's why the Council had to act. Nope correction, the Council is a money hunger monster that spotted a cash cow. Your efforts to reduce congestion, conserve the planets oil and reduce pollution are viewed as selfish behaviour because you avoid petrol taxes.