Rogue mountain bike riding in Yarra Bend Park is putting the area's environmentally significant plants at risk, but some riders are working to fix the problem.
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It is high time all bike riders should have to register their bikes. There could be a barcode system put on handlebars that can be scanned. Riders under say 16 should only have to pay a small amount (say $20 per year) and riders over 16 years should have a TAC amount worked out.
After all, bike riders have accidents like the rest of the users of our roads system.
Maybe there could even be a code reader installed at park gateways so that bike riders can be accounted for in a bid to increase the feeling of responsibility towards using our parks.
As a dog owner, I must register my pet before I walk the streets. I can't see why bike owners should not also be responsible in this way."
All discussion must lead back to registration, even when not talking about riding on the road.