We encourage and support bike riding through the provision of facilities, programs and services. Whether for fun, fitness or to commute, choosing to ride benefits everyone’s health and wellbeing. It also has wider economic, social and environmental benefits.
We're committed to improving safety for people who ride and encouraging more people to ride, more often. Through our Cycling Strategy 2020-25, we have identified a network of local streets to play a bigger role in making cycling through our neighbourhoods safer.
To identify local streets that are safe riding zones, sharrows (or share lane markings) have been painted on the road pavement.
Sharrows are used to reinforce a local, low traffic road as a shared space for people on bikes and in motor vehicles, and are often used on streets where there isn't enough room for a dedicated bike lane. Sharrows also position people riding a bike away from parked vehicles to avoid dooring accidents, and act as a reminder to everyone that it is a shared space.
Studies have shown sharrows increase operating space for people on bikes, improve safety and reduce the number of crashes involving people on bikes and cars. They also discourage cyclists from using footpaths, resulting in less accidents between people walking and bike riding.
Visit Getting around Stonnington for bike sharrow locations in the city.