Cycling Promotion Fund - TravelSmart: How to set up a successful bikefleet

TravelSmart: How to set up a successful bikefleet - a Toolkit

Prepared by the Bicycle Federation of Australia for the Department of the Environment and Water Resources.

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About the toolkit

The purpose of this Toolkit is to assist organisations that may be considering the implementation of a bike fleet. The Toolkit can help them do so effectively and efficiently. It can also be used by organisations that have decided to implement a bike fleet, or by individuals who are trying to convince management of the benefits of a fleet.

The Toolkit sets out:

A definition of bike fleets and why you should consider them
How to make a case for a bike fleet
How to set up, manage and promote a fleet
How to evaluate the success of your bike fleet
Additional resources that may be useful.

Don't be intimidated by the size of this Toolkit.

Setting up a bike fleet is not difficult. It requires some commitment, especially from management, a small budget and common sense. The Toolkit should help you set up a bike fleet more quickly and efficiently by learning from some of the people who have done it before. Remember that each bike fleet is different. Use the parts of the Toolkit that are helpful to you and make sure that you enjoy doing it!

Remember too some of the problems you will face are similar to those which are treated as surmountable, but require much more effort and expense when setting up a vehicle fleet.

Attachments

Appendix A - Sample Questions for Staff Survey (Word doc, 27kb)
Appendix B - Sample Bike Booking Form (Excel file,16kb)
Appendix C - Risk Action Worksheet - based on Brisbane City Council's own Risk Action Worksheet (Excel file, 208KB)
Appendix D - Bike Fleet Application Form (Word doc, 36kb)
Appendix E - Revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire - based on Maribyrnong City Council's questionnaire (Word doc, 44kb)
Appendix F - Job Demands Checklist for Cycling - based on Central Sydney Area Health Service's checklist (Word doc, 153kb)
Appendix G - Sample Bicycle Competency Assessment (Word docs, 39kb)
Appendix H - Two Minute 5-Step Safety Check - based on Maribyrnong City Council's safety check (Word doc, 39kb)
Appendix I - Bicycle Pool Code of Conduct (Word doc, 31kb)
Appendix J - Fault Report Form - based on Maribyrnong City Council's report form (Word doc, 108kb)
Appendix K - Accident Report Form - based on Maribyrnong City Council's report form (Word doc, 26kb)
Appendix L - Establishing a Workplace Bicycle User Group (Word doc, 42kb)
Appendix M - Cost-Benefit Calculator (Excel file, 264KB)

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 August 2009 )