Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Bicycle Lanes BICYCLE LANES The Hon. M. PARNELL Legislative Council BICYCLE LANES In reply to the Hon. M. PARNELL (15 October 2008). The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO Legislative Council Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Gambling Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs BICYCLE LANES The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): I am advised that the bicycle lane on Shepherds Hill Road is one of the very first bicycle lanes installed in Adelaide and was installed nearly thirty years ago in 1979. The bicycle lane operating on Shepherds Hill Road matches 'school times' instead of commuter peak times, which reflects the age of the bicycle lane. When installed in the 1970s the traffic theory of bicycle lanes was to service school children and associated school traffic. Today’s contemporary traffic practice is to provide dedicated operating space for cyclists at time when the traffic is heaviest and negotiating arterial roads by bicycle is the most difficult. I am advised that the feasibility of providing continuous bicycle lanes on Shepherds Hill Road will be investigated, along with a review of the existing bicycle lanes operating times with a view to extend these times to match the peak traffic flows.