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This design guidance note is intended for technical specialists and outlines Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s expectations regarding the installation and management of access control devices on all facilities where cyclists are permitted to be present.

Access control devices in this guidance note are defined as any devices placed within 450mm of the surface used by cyclists (measured horizontally), within the control of the approved organisation.

Such devices can include any items intended to restrict access or manage user behaviour (eg speed or positioning); this definition therefore includes but is not limited to:

• U-rails and banana bars
• Rigid posts (including bollards)
• Flexible posts (including ‘safe hit’ posts)
• Street furniture (including sign posts, street light columns, seating, sight rails, fences)
• Landscaping features such as rocks, trees and planter boxes.

Features installed for the purposes of protecting on-road cycle facilities from encroachment by other motorised traffic in on-road contexts are excluded from the above definition of access control devices.

Related guidance:

• Shared paths
• Cycle-only paths
• New Zealand Cycle Trail Design Guide(external link)