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How to park your motorcycle on a footpath
You must park your motorbike safely and not obstruct any other use of the footpath.
Move slowly and carefully between the road and the footpath, using the shortest route. Always give way to pedestrians.
Position your motorbike at least:
- 1.5 metres (one bike length) back from the building line
- 0.5 metre (one wheel diameter) back from the kerb.
Your motorbike must not obstruct access to anything on or near the footpath, for example:
- parking spaces for people with disability
- kerb ramps
- taxi zones, bus and tram stops
- doorways and entrances
- bicycle hoops
- parking meters and ticket machines
- rubbish bins and post boxes
- service access points with covers in the footpath
- outdoor dining areas with ‘Footpath Dining Boundary’ markers in the footpath.
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Footpaths where motorcycle parking is not permitted
In some areas of the CBD, motorcycles must not stop or park on the footpath.
No stopping signs are displayed in these areas.
Footpaths where you must not stop or park a motorcycle include:
- next to any accessible (disability) parking space
- Bourke Street, between William and Spencer streets
- Collins Street, between Exhibition Street and George Parade (south side)
- Collins Street, between King and Spencer streets
- Elizabeth Street, between Collins and Flinders streets
- Exhibition Street, next to Her Majesty’s Theatre (west side)
- Flinders Lane, between Elizabeth and Queen streets
- Flinders Lane, between Elizabeth Street and Cocker Alley (south side)
- Flinders Street, between Elizabeth and Queen streets
- Little Bourke Street, between Swanston and Queen streets
- Little Collins Street, between Elizabeth and Queen streets
- William Street, between La Trobe and Bourke streets.
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