Can't argue with this.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/24/2313329.htm
Moore pushes for free motorbike parking
Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:05pm AEST
Motorcycle and scooter riders will receive free parking in Sydney if a council proposal gets the nod.
Sydney City Council's draft strategy would waive fees in all designated parking spaces for cars on the city's streets, in the hope of encouraging a switch from four wheels to two.
The Motorcycle and Scooter Strategy also proposes trialing publicly-accessible charging points for electric scooters, on-street fastening points to secure motorbikes and cheaper and easier tolling on motorways.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore says the free parking would be subject to a 12-month trial.
"What we're wanting to do is to trial a situation which will make it much more attractive for people to come into the city on a motor-scooter or a motorcycle rather than using a car," she said.
"We know that you can park five motor-scooters in the place of a car and we know that there's certainly reduced pollution and reduced emissions with a scooter or a bike."
Councillor Moore says pay-and-display parking meters discriminate against motorcyclists because their parking tickets risk being stolen or blown away.
She says the council is also proposing to review the safety of Sydney's streets for motorcyclists, who she says account for nearly 15 per cent of Australian road deaths and are 30 times more likely than car occupants to die in an accident.
The draft strategy will be discussed at a meeting of the Planning, Transport and Development Committee on Monday.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/24/2313329.htm
Moore pushes for free motorbike parking
Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:05pm AEST
Motorcycle and scooter riders will receive free parking in Sydney if a council proposal gets the nod.
Sydney City Council's draft strategy would waive fees in all designated parking spaces for cars on the city's streets, in the hope of encouraging a switch from four wheels to two.
The Motorcycle and Scooter Strategy also proposes trialing publicly-accessible charging points for electric scooters, on-street fastening points to secure motorbikes and cheaper and easier tolling on motorways.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore says the free parking would be subject to a 12-month trial.
"What we're wanting to do is to trial a situation which will make it much more attractive for people to come into the city on a motor-scooter or a motorcycle rather than using a car," she said.
"We know that you can park five motor-scooters in the place of a car and we know that there's certainly reduced pollution and reduced emissions with a scooter or a bike."
Councillor Moore says pay-and-display parking meters discriminate against motorcyclists because their parking tickets risk being stolen or blown away.
She says the council is also proposing to review the safety of Sydney's streets for motorcyclists, who she says account for nearly 15 per cent of Australian road deaths and are 30 times more likely than car occupants to die in an accident.
The draft strategy will be discussed at a meeting of the Planning, Transport and Development Committee on Monday.
