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Whats the rules or do's and dont's when parking on the footpath in melbourne

Legal unless blocking a pedestrian thoroughfare, entrance/exit to a building, or otherwise signposted. Common sense stuff. You wouldn't want to leave your bike anywhere where people or other vehicles are likely to be in constant close encounters anyway, you'd just be inviting the inevitable.

the guidelines


https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ParkingTransportandRoads/Parking/WhereToPark/Documents/GuidelinesParkingMotorcyclesScooters.pdf

Wish other places would adopt this

the guidelines link is good i was wondering about getting to the parking spot thinking i should be very carefull not to mow down any pedestrians turns out ya gota push the bike to it

As long as you are just at walking pace you shouldn't have any problems staying on the bike.

blackninja wrote:the guidelines link is good i was wondering about getting to the parking spot thinking i should be very carefull not to mow down any pedestrians turns out ya gota push the bike to it

Your supposed to but I never have just mount the curb close to where your going to park and with common sence nobody will hassle you.

the law on riding on the footpath is hard to understand. Road rule 288

(b) A driver may drive on a path if the driver is—
driving on the path to enter or leave, by the shortest practicable route, a road related area or adjacent land and there is not a part of the path indicated by information on or with a traffic control device as a part where vehicles may drive;

A road related area is any of the following—

A road related area is any of the following—
(a) an area that divides a road;
(b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road;
(c) an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals;
(d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking motor vehicles;

dilligaf wrote:the law on riding on the footpath is hard to understand. Road rule 288

(b) A driver may drive on a path if the driver is—
driving on the path to enter or leave, by the shortest practicable route, a road related area or adjacent land and there is not a part of the path indicated by information on or with a traffic control device as a part where vehicles may drive;

A road related area is any of the following—

A road related area is any of the following—
(a) an area that divides a road;
(b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road;
(c) an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals;
(d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking motor vehicles;

which means in English?

Smitty wrote:which means in English?

farked if I know, but its the law!

I interpret it as saying I can ride on the footpath to park there.

dilligaf wrote:...............

I interpret it as saying I can ride on the footpath to park there.

which is what us mexicans have always been able to do ....

One of the bestest things i miss about Vic. Used to do it too in albury and no one seemed to care.

Have done it a few times in SA, you should see them freak lol
I have a very loose pebble drive, so now and then I park on open footpath. Got a raz from out local postie of all things.

Re the rules, like the guys said, just be courteous & you shouldn't hav any issues