Two hundred more dockless share bikes are hitting Sydney's streets as local councils continue to examine how they can stop machines being abandoned in inappropriate locations.
The world's largest dockless bike-sharing company, ofo, is rolling out its first wave of bikes in central Sydney on Thursday with further deployments to follow in the Waverley and Inner West council areas.
Spokesman Scott Walker says ofo is determined to be the first bike share platform to launch in Australia "the right way".
"We want to ensure from day one all our bikes are maintained, re-distributed appropriately, have a helmet and are parked properly," he said.
Inner West Council is pushing for metropolitan councils to develop a city-wide response to dockless bikes operated by oBike, Reddy Go and now ofo.
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Mayor Darcy Byrne says a co-ordinated response "is increasingly urgent given the proliferation of share bike schemes on Sydney streets".
"It is important that there be one simple set of rules across Sydney or we risk bike-sharing schemes - which can bring huge benefits - being strangled at birth," he said in a statement.
"Given Transport Minister Andrew Constance has stated he is not willing to put Sydney-wide state government rules in place ... the onus is on us to take the lead."
A Transport for NSW spokesman said councils were responsible for footpaths and local roads - including cycling and bike parking infrastructure - under an arrangement with Roads and Maritime Services.
Randwick City Council has met with share-bike companies and is working on a memorandum of understanding while Waverley Council has threatened to impound bikes left discarded on streets.
