Bicycle racks and rails

1.0Overview 2.0Location/function 3.0Summary 4.0Site planning 5.0Design 6.0Positioning 7.0Equal access 8.0Standards 9.0Project management and maintenance 10.0Technical drawings

Positioning

Best practice guidance for the placement and arrangement of embellishments

Site set-out

Orientation

Bicycle rails spaced at 1.0 m centres allow a cyclist to place and remove their bicycle from the bike rail.
Bicycle rails can be located as a single, multiple, in line or in groups.

See the following figures for further guidance:

AS 2890.3:2015 – Parking facilities – Bicycle parking, for typical bicycle parking facilities
Figure 3: Plan – bicycle parking facility – adjacent to a car park
Figure 4: Plan – bicycle parking facility – away from a road.

Figure 3: Plan – bicycle parking facility – adjacent to a car park

Figure 4: Plan – bicycle parking facility – away from a road.

Safety

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles apply.

Clearances

See the following for further guidance:

Table 1: Positioning guidance offset.
Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6A: Paths for walking and cycling - Design criteria - Clearances.

Table 1 - Positioning guidance offsets

Embellishment	Distance from	Minimum distance	Reason
Bicycle racks and rails	Another bicycle rail	1.0 m centres minimum	Parallel rails.
Bicycle racks and rails	Skate parks	5.0 m	To avoid possible conflict.
Bicycle racks and rails	Beach shower	5.0 m	Avoid wind-blown spray wetting bicycle.
Bicycle racks and rails	Irrigation systems (pop up sprinklers)	5.0 m	Avoid wind-blown spray wetting bicycle.
Bicycle racks and rails	Kerb (road)	500 mm minimum 600 mm preferred	Low speed road (vehicle speed >60 kph).
Bicycle racks and rails	Kerb (road)	1.0 m	High speed road (vehicle speed > 60 kph).
Bicycle racks and rails	Kerb (car park – on/off street)	500 mm minimum 600 mm preferred	Low speed car park (vehicle speed ≤ 60 kph).
Bicycle racks and rails	Kerb (car park – on/off street)	1.0 m	High speed car park (vehicle speed > 60 kph).
Bicycle racks and rails	Aisle width	1.5 m	Multiple rows of horizontal (side by side) rails.
Bicycle racks and rails	Edge of pathway	500 mm, plus an additional allowance for a parked bicycle	For pedestrian and cyclist safety, comply with Austroads 500 mm min offset from path edge to any obstacle (bicycle). However consideration must be given with regard to the orientation of the bicycle rail and typical bicycle dimensions (i.e. the dimensions of the parked bicycle).
Bicycle	Another bicycle	1.8 m standard bicycle length	In line rails.
Bicycle rail concrete slab edge	Clear area to any other embellishment	2.5 m	For deck mover clearance (where possible). Avoid creating small difficult to mow areas.

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