An extra bike lane could be added to Sydney Road in Brunswick to prevent disastrous "doorings" such as the one that killed an Italian chef this year.

Moreland Council has proposed the new bike lane along the main street, in attempt to make it safer for cyclists.

There have been 66 crashes involving cyclists on Sydney Road since December 2014. Credit:Simon Schluter

There were 66 crashes that involved cyclists on Sydney Road – between Park and Bell streets – in the five years to December 2014.

The new bike lane system would operate differently during off peak and peak times, in order to put more distance between bikes and lines of parked cars.