Archive for January, 2008

A leaflet you can use

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Every day I catch the train home and every bike I see, I wonder what the person carrying it thinks abou the bikes-on-trains ban. I want to tell them about our campaign and inspire them to fight to overturn the ban with us. So I made this leaflet so I ...

Todays media: “State Government’s ban descends into a farce”

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Herald Sun: Connex and V/Line rail staff defy bicycle peak hour ban Rail staff are refusing to force commuters to get their bikes off peak hour trains as the State Government's ban descends into a farce. Industry sources yesterday said that the ban was unpopular and unworkable. ABC Online: Rural cyclists criticise ...

Meeting this Saturday

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Informal meet up for Bin the Bike Ban: Saturday 3pm, 12th January. CERES Cafe, 8 Lee Street East Brunswick. Don't worry if you can't make it, there will no doubt be further meet ups. A precis/minutes will be posted on the public transport list. Please let us know if you're organising meetings ...

Controversial bike ban to stay?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Not if we have anything to say about it! ACTING Premier Rob Hulls has defended the controversial move to ban bikes on V-Line trains during peak periods. "The decision that was made in relation to bikes on peak services is all about passenger comfort and ensuring that people can travel on trains ...

“Country cyclists win reprieve from railways bike ban”

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Good news! From The Age, 08-01-2008: CYCLISTS facing a ban on taking bikes on peak-hour regional trains have won a short reprieve from V/Line.[..] [Y]esterday V/Line said it would not enforce the rule until February 1. The operator might also ask Ms Kosky to reverse the ban, "but ultimately it's up to ...

Are you affected? Fill out Bicycle Victoria’s survey

Monday, January 7th, 2008

If you're at all affected by the new bike ban, make sure you fill out Bicycle Victoria's "Bikes, Trains and Work" survey. It is not only for BV members. And as a matter of fact there is not much space to express your opinion, so if you are a BV ...

Cardboard protest?

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

© Sheffield Pedalpushers A similar (or the same?) story from here: A cyclist at Victoria railway station in London was yesterday given permission by Southern Trains to take his full-size, non-folding bicycle on one of its peak time trains. Despite a recent decision to rigidly enforce a ban on the carriage of this ...

Discussion

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Discussion amongst cyclists who are organising to fight the bike ban has been taking place at a number of different sites: Facebook group publictransport mailing list V-Line to ban bicycles on Peak Services in 2008? - Melbourne Cyclist Connex and V/Line bicycle bans - proposed campaign - Melbourne Cyclist Connex bans bikes on peak hour ...

Banners

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Here's some banners you can use to show your support for repealing the bike ban. If you need a SVG editor a good one is Inkscape. "Ban blameshifting not bikes": Download the original PNG (width over 1000px) Download the 500px width PNG (displayed above) Download the 250px width PNG Download the SVG (can print at ...

Media coverage

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Media coverage so far: Peak-hour bike ban plan for trains sparks outcry (Herald-Sun, 31-12-2007) Bike racks or not, cycles banned on peak-hour trains (The Age, 01-01-2008) V/Lline's bike ban 'makes no sense' (Bendigo Advertiser, 02-01-2008) Call for bike lockers not bans (Herald-Sun, 01-01-2008) Daniel Bowen: The road to rail (Herald-Sun, 02-01-2008) Connex solves overcrowding! Trains will ...