Crackdown on pavement parking in Akld.

[avgas]

Anyone else find it funny that new laws are put in place, we pay our rego......yet they cant inform us of the rules changes on a piece of paper that comes with our rego?

[Tank]

Anyone else find it funny that new laws are put in place, we pay our rego......yet they cant inform us of the rules changes on a piece of paper that comes with our rego?

Thats because they are too busy stuffing it with advertising for personalized plates.

That pisses me off

[klingon]

Check out the item by Big Dave's favourite TV reporter on the Breakfast programme:
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/1444454
Go to the "related video" section and look at the item called "National roundup of the morning's talking points"

The reporter is Amy, who covered Ride to Work Day a week ago.

She tells us all about the crackdown on scooters parking on the footpath. Apparently Auckland City's new guy is Rick Bedgood and scooterists have delivered a petition to him to allow them to keep parking on footpaths.

[steveb64]

Might wanna check some council laws before doing this mass parking thing...

Down here in welly, Bikes cannot park in carparks that are controlled by pay-and-display. so if you all go park up they might be able to ticket each and every one of you....

Whoever asked for moped riders to come along... why would they, we are legally allowed to park on the footpath

Yeah - but Welly has a decent number of MC only parks... Unlike AKL (does it even have ANY?) - admitted by the new AKL parking boss on TV3 the other night.

[Kendog]

Yeah - but Welly has a decent number of MC only parks... Unlike AKL (does it even have ANY?) - admitted by the new AKL parking boss on TV3 the other night.

Wellington does have a fair few bike park areas, but lately the numbers of bikes are easily exceeding the numbers of spaces.
Bikes are being parked on the footpath around the bike park areas.

[Ixion]

BRONZ (and AUMC) have a slot booked to address trhe Transport Committee of the Auckland City Council at its next meeting. Don't know when the enxt meeting is yet because the Council is still inventing itself .

The previous committee under the old council held its meetings at 1:30 on Wednesday afternoons (once a month). Don't know if the new committee will stick to that time or not

It would be good to get some bikers roll up in support. One person with a grievance is a crank, two are an interest group, twenty is the voice of the people.

[BevanPT]

Transport Act 1962
[Schedule 2A Offences enforceable by parking wardens

Section 68BA

1 Any offence involving parking in any portion of a road in breach of any Act or regulation, or of any bylaw made under the authority of section 72 of this Act.
2 Offences Against [Land Transport Rules]

Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004
6.14Parking on footpaths or cycle paths

(1)A driver or person in charge of a vehicle must not stop, stand, or park the vehicle on a footpath or on a cycle path.

(2)Subclause (1) does not apply to cycles if a road controlling authority indicates otherwise by means of signs or markings or if it installs facilities for the parking, standing, or storage of cycles on a footpath or cycle path.

(3)Nothing in subclause (1) prevents a person from stopping, standing, or parking a cycle, mobility device, or wheeled recreational device on a footpath if doing so does not unreasonably obstruct any other user of the footpath.

Auckland City Council Traffic Bylaw
25.8 Stopping, standing and parking restrictions
25.8.1

The council may prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of any vehicle on any road or part of a road.

Stopping, standing or parking in contravention of signs

25.8.2

No person may:

a. stop, stand or park a vehicle on a road or public place in contravention of a restriction imposed by the council and evidenced by signs and where the council considers necessary, road markings.

Stopping, standing and parking on grass verges or kerbs

b. stop, stand or park a vehicle on any kerb, lawn, garden, or other cultivation adjacent to, or forming part of the road, except for in the area comprising the Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward.

Some relevant legislation.
I don't believe ACC bylaws prevent parking on footpaths, but it is outlawed by the Land Transport Rule 2004 and parking wardens have the right to enforce these rules. Whether they know what rule they are enforcing is a different story.

They obviously have discretion as do the police. Evidenced by other restrictions contained within the Land Transport Rule 2004 that I have never seen enforced, (keeping left, use of lanes).

The infringement notices are issued under the Transport Act 1962 and the Land Transport Act 1988, neither of which prohibit parking on footpaths, but outline what an infringement notice must show and allows the passing of bylaws relating to parking. The Transport Act 1962 has a schedule of penalties relating to parking offences.

[Tank]

It would be good to get some bikers roll up in support. One person with a grievance is a crank, two are an interest group, twenty is the voice of the people.

Two people an interest group ?
Twenty - the voice of the people?

No wonder MMP has gone to the dogs!

[johnsf1980]

BRONZ (and AUMC) have a slot booked to address trhe Transport Committee of the Auckland City Council at its next meeting. Don't know when the enxt meeting is yet because the Council is still inventing itself .

The previous committee under the old council held its meetings at 1:30 on Wednesday afternoons (once a month). Don't know if the new committee will stick to that time or not

It would be good to get some bikers roll up in support. One person with a grievance is a crank, two are an interest group, twenty is the voice of the people.

Ill be there if you let us know when and where :-)

[Max Preload]

Despite the fact I usually cram my bike into one end of a carpark, today I thought "Fuck 'em" and parked on the footpath adjacent to a carpark in the Onehunga Mall where I stayed for over an hour while I lunched with friends. The bike was in full view through the window, and I was hoping for a parking warden to happen by. Alas, that never eventuated.

Does anyone know of any bike only parks in Onehunga? I asked a postie while waiting for my mates to arrive and she didn't know.

[crashe]

BRONZ (and AUMC) have a slot booked to address trhe Transport Committee of the Auckland City Council at its next meeting. Don't know when the enxt meeting is yet because the Council is still inventing itself .

The previous committee under the old council held its meetings at 1:30 on Wednesday afternoons (once a month). Don't know if the new committee will stick to that time or not

It would be good to get some bikers roll up in support. One person with a grievance is a crank, two are an interest group, twenty is the voice of the people.

Just tell us when and where, this meeting is being held......
We can park one bike to a carpark outside.

As soon as a car moves out of a carpark we take it over.

[johnsf1980]

So any new news about this? How many more poor bikers have been caught off guard and ticketed?

[Big Dave]

We had a BRONZ meeting last night.

Mr Ixion has arranged a meeting with the Council's 'Parking Manager' and we will go and present a case.

For our argument I would like some photos of the completely full bike parking bays around town and some testimonials from folks saying how hard it is to park their bikes.

Then we will go and say (nicely) - look you chaps - this is only going to get worse - do you realise????

I'll take some - but Post a photo of a completely full cycle rack please. With time and date if poss.

Also - We'll need your name on it - so you can email it to mail@davidcohen.co.nz if you don't want to post your 'Bike Parking nightmare' story here.

[UberRhys]

We had a BRONZ meeting last night.

Mr Ixion has arranged a meeting with the Council's 'Parking Manager' and we will go and present a case.

For our argument I would like some photos of the completely full bike parking bays around town and some testimonials from folks saying how hard it is to park their bikes.

Then we will go and say (nicely) - look you dicks - this is only going to get worse - do you realise????

I'll take some - but Post a photo of a completely full cycle rack please. With time and date if poss.

Also - We'll need your name on it - so you can email it to mail@davidcohen.co.nz if you don't want to post your 'Bike Parking nightmare' story here.

Bit of a bugger that University has finished as at Auckland the SMC guys have had a few battles with bike parking and that place is normally spewing bikes on to the footpath. But will keep an eye out with a camera at the ready...

[pyrocam]

those bike parking places are full of bloddy rust buckety scooters that the riders don't care enough about that I don't want to park my bike next to. let alone try and squeeze into a nook between two.

Will see if I can get some pics today