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Cycling safety

Find out about cycle lanes, shared pathways, and road markings as well as tips to keep yourself and others safe when biking on our roads.

Bike and Bus Lanes

Wellington's cycle lanes, shared pathways and bus lanes help make it safer to cycle around the city.

Parking and locking your bike

Find out where and how to park your bike securely and respectfully around Wellington City.

Code for cycling

This code complements the road code – it’s a user-friendly guide to New Zealand’s traffic law with a focus on the right thing to do when riding a bike. Go to nzta.govt.nz

Raised bus stop platforms

Raised bus stop platforms are shared zones for people using buses and bikes. 

The ilustration shows a person on a bicyle standing on white diamonds painted on the road.

Advanced stop boxes

Green boxes with a bike symbol on them at intersections are improving safety for people on bikes around the city.  

Sharrow road markings

A sharrow road marking is a distinctive marking on shared traffic lanes designed to improve safety for cyclists.

Two cyclists waiting to make a hook turn on a road.

Hook turns

Hook turns give people on bikes a safe way of turning right at intersections.  Go to nzta.govt.nz

Person walking down stairs pushing their bike, which is rolling along a metal bike ramp which lines the side of the stairs.

Bike ramps on stairs

Bike ramps make it easier for people to move bikes up and down outdoor public stairs around the city.