Comments on: Spark Bikes bikeshare now in central Christchurch

By: Dayna

Dayna — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:29:22 +0000

In reply to LennyBoy. A reflection of our car-centric thinking and planning?

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:15:43 +0000

NZ and Australia are the only countries in the world with mandatory helmet-wearing laws – that includes public bike share schemes.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:14:18 +0000

In reply to Dave P. You might be pleasantly surprised with what is starting to take shape around town. Still quite a bit of construction to go, but already there are separated bikeways on Colombo and Tuam, and a quiet route along Oxford.

By: Dave P

Dave P — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:44:48 +0000

I’d be interested to see how popular they’d be.

I think it will very much be dependent on the quality of separated cycleways around the CBD. Personally, I can’t say I’ve been into the CBD for quite a while so I’m unaware of the quality of existing or planned cycle lanes within the CBD. If there are proper separated lanes allowing for easy commuting through the city then I could see the bikes being quite popular.

However, if the biking amenities are similar to the pre-earthquake i.e. ‘dicing with traffic’ then I doubt a casual visitor or someone who doesn’t regularly cycle will be very interested in using them.