Scooter News VACC Safe Routes Rally Join the VACC Safe Routes Rally and let’s make our presence felt. Sunday 8th of November 2009, Luna Park, Melbourne.
VACC
“There is no sign of the boom in scooter and motorcycle sales
abating. Road sharing must be made safer for scooter and motorcycle
riders. Neither regulation, nor training, nor traffic management and
infrastructure has kept pace with the boom in sales of two wheeled
transport.Clearly, cars and poor road-sharing practices pose the
greatest risk to scooter riders.”
–VACC Executive Director David Purchase.
Scooterists and other users of powered two-wheeled transport need:
Safe Routes
Melbourne, and larger provincial towns, should have a sign-posted
system of designated ‘Safe Routes’ for scooter riders, linking CBD and
suburbs. These routes should be clearly identified and promoted. They
should feature special traffic management features designed to
encourage their use and to make scooter-commuting as safe as it can
possibly be. VACC also calls for a public education campaign to
encourage car drivers to be more alert and aware of bicycle, scooter,
and motorcycle riders.
Safety Boxes
VACC recommends that motorcycle safety boxes be placed at the head of
busy intersections (the safest place for motorcycle or scooter riders
is at the head of stopped traffic).
Filtering
To access safety boxes, VACC recommends that filtering be permitted
(and encouraged) to the left and right of stationery or slow-moving
vehicles.
The Option For Boxed Turns On Identified Intersections
On certain busy intersections, VACC recommends that ‘boxed turns’ be
encouraged. These intersections should be marked and sign-posted. (This
initiative will avoid leaving scooter riders hanging out in the middle
of intersections amid fast-moving traffic.)
Bicycle Lane Sharing
VACC recommends that scooters (and mopeds) be permitted to share
certain bicycle lanes on certain SAFE ROUTES (but limited to 35kp/h
speed limit within these lanes).
published 28/09/2009 |