It was disappointing to see this e-bike at Tallow Beach, after having been ridden down one of the tracks in Arakwal National Park, as it was ridden through a nesting site for pardolets, not far from where the e-bike is parked.
The birds make small holes in the sand dunes alongside the pathway, and lay their eggs inside. There are also other small birds in the dune areas, whom I imagine would be frightened by the noise and vibration of such a bike being ridden there.
It is also concerning that any type of bike is allowed to be ridden down the one-person-width tracks, that in parts are also winding, as it is quite alarming, as a walker to be suddenly confronted by a bike rider/s from behind or coming towards me.
These tracks appear to me to have been made for walkers.
Perhaps it’s time the local tourism industry was more proactive in educating our visitors on how to behave respectfully when they come here, and for locals who choose to ride on the narrow Arakwal National Park tracks to stop and think again.
And while on the subject of bikes and pedestrians – when can we see some footpath signage/stencils re ‘no bikes’ on footpaths from Council? It would appear also, that bike paths are optional and not mandatory, in the areas where they are actually provided.
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