The Present Situation of Illegally Parked Bicycles and the Opinion of Bicycle Users in the Center of Okayama City

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the present situations of illegally parked bicycles and the future policy issues on the improvement of bicycle-use in the center of Okayama City. According to the observations on thenumber of parked bicycles, the parking violation has been mainly caused by the lack of parking lots for bicycles and the features of bicycle uses for shopping, leisure and business purposes. A questionnaire survey for bicycle users has suggested the importance of the enlightenment for better use of bicycles for the younger generation and business users as well as the provision of parking lots in the city center.