no
Operating Area Types:Participating Borough or other areas of London
Areas Where Operation is Prohibited:No cycling on pavements; Stay central on narrow roads; Cycle slowly and considerately in places shared with pedestrians and others, for example on canal towpaths
Prohibited: parked within 2 meters (m) of a junction; on a footway where the effective distance between the building line and the kerb is less than 2m wide; within Royal Park premises; on Canal and River Trust land including canal towpaths, access points, around locks or docks without permission from the Canal & River Trust. Highway Authorities reserve the right to determine certain footways where Dockless Bicycle parking is prohibited.
Operators must engage with the relevant Highway Authority, organisations such as Network Rail and any other land owners to establish guidelines for where Dockless Bikes can and cannot be parked.
ISO 4210
Provide front and back lights on the bike so it can operate safely in low light conditions – BS EN ISO 4210:1-9 The Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 2010 and Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989;
Connection to Other Government Goals:
A key aim of this Code is to ensure well-designed, Dockless Bike share schemes that complement London’s public transport network and support the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
Safe Infrastructure Requirements:
a. We will give money to the 33 London boroughs from April 2016 to March 2017 to pay for local transport projects. We will improve local areas with safer roads and better public spaces that are good for people who walk and cyclists.
b. We will have 20mph zones in 10 places to make it safer for people who walk and cyclists.
c. We will have better roads and paths for cyclists, and make it safer for cyclists in London
d. We will work with the police on projects that make cyclists safer: • to reduce the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on London’s roads • to reduce cycle theft in public places.
Government Parking Requirement:
Any specific infrastructure requirements that are considered necessary to support the proposed scheme, for instance demarcation, additional parking areas and Sheffield bike stands, will be agreed with the relevant Highway Authorities. Relevant charges may be imposed.
Required:
Operators must inform customers how and where to park a Dockless Bicycle properly in their mobile application visually.
Operators must offer 24-hour communication channels. This includes a telephone number that is clearly advertised on their website, mobile apps and Dockless Bicycles. Customer enquiries made during business hours should go direct to the Operator. An afterhours phone menu should be available for queries outside business hours, where not direct to the Operator.
The Operator must make sure the terms and conditions of use for their scheme/s are easily available to customers, via their website and mobile apps. They must: • Require all customers to accept their scheme’s terms and conditions that includes clear guidelines on where the scheme operates and where bicycles can and cannot be parked • Highlight important components of their terms and conditions including parking restrictions, incentives for good behaviour and penalties for non-compliance. • Provide highly visible cycling safety tips and general advice on their mobile application as part of the sign-up process that promotes safe and lawful bicycle use in London.
Data Specification Requirements:
GPS Required? Yes
Data Requirements:
It is recommended that Operators share data with Participating Boroughs and TfL via portals or dashboards to allow access to operational reporting as and when required. Data should include as a minimum:
• The number of bikes deployed as well as the number available to hire indicating the number of stolen and damaged bikes
• Number of hires per bike per day indicating the utilisation rate of the scheme
Operators must share anonymised trip data with the relevant Highway Authority and TfL to help enhance the cycling network (including the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018).
In some circumstances, disclosures of personal data to the police and other law enforcement agencies are permitted by data protection legislation, if they relate to the prevention or detection of crime and/or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
Public data reporting:
Transport for London Unified API
Public data reporting URL: See data reporting website