VicRoads consults with cycling stakeholders, including the Victorian Bicycle Advisory Council (VBAC), to help us develop and implement cycling programs.
The VBAC oversees the management and development of cycling in Victoria. It provides the Minister for Roads and Ports strategic policy and program advice on cycling issues.
The VBAC includes representatives from Government, Bicycle Victoria, Cycle Sports Victoria, the cycling industry, researchers and the community.
These stakeholders provide regular and formal input, while input on specific issues is obtained from other cycling stakeholders such as the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club, Audax and Bicycle User Groups.
The structure and wide-ranging membership of the VBAC ensures that its advice is contemporary, well informed and represents the views of the cycling community.
The VBAC identifies and considers the following cycling-related issues:
- cycling trends in Victoria
- current and emerging issues and the needs of cyclists
- strategic framework for Victorian cycling programs
- cycling policies and programs across state government agencies
- measures to promote cyclist safety
- cycling education programs
- cycling facilities, services and programs in Victoria
- cycling regulations
Since its establishment, the VBAC has advised on a number of bicycle infrastructure projects and cyclist safety programs. These include:
- providing cycling facilities as part of major infrastructure projects such as the Docklands development and the Geelong Road upgrade
- identifying bicycle crash blackspots and developing appropriate countermeasures
- including bike route information on our website
- increasing fines for bicycle-related offences such as cycling through red lights
- initiating a series of cycling workshops with key stakeholders in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria