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Thanks for clarifying. The reason I didn't get it is that I was not imagining the
possibility of locking bikes at the departure and arrival stations. There is no secure parking (in fact, no bike racks at all) at either station or at the bus stop, and the bikes can only be stored safely at home or in my office next to me. Apart from that, it's not a bad idea. EFR Ile de France |
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Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote: Thanks for clarifying. The reason I didn't get it is that I was not imagining the possibility of locking bikes at the departure and arrival stations. There is no secure parking (in fact, no bike racks at all) at either station or at the bus stop, and the bikes can only be stored safely at home or in my office next to me. Apart from that, it's not a bad idea. EFR Ile de France When I worked in Germany, this was precisely what a lot of my colleagues did - a cheap old bike locked at each station. Great idea. Ian -- My email address is invalid to prevent spam. Real contact details are on my website at http://www.drianwalker.com |
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Ian Walker wrote: When I worked in Germany, this was precisely what a lot of my colleagues did - a cheap old bike locked at each station. Great idea. I have a cheap bike that I use for supermarket runs. But at the supermarket I can lock her in a covered bike rack. I know this sounds crazy, but I love the bike and the idea of her sitting out in the rain and having evil skinheads steal the moveable bits or **** on her or damage her breaks my heart. EFR Ile de France Who can never watch that IKEA commercial with the old desk-light dumped out on the street without getting choked up. |
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:38:56 +0100, Jon Senior
wrote: In article , says... snip Congratulations on demonstrating the journey in the form of a state machine. Background in Computer Science by any chance? I'd've done it as three separate statecharts, one for Elisa and one for each bike. cOOlin |
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Jon Senior writes:
In article , says... snip Congratulations on demonstrating the journey in the form of a state machine. Background in Computer Science by any chance? .... for my sins |
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Paul Rudin wrote: Elisa Francesca Roselli writes: Jacques Moser wrote: For someone who has wants to commute with a combination of bike and public transportation, I wonder if it would be an option to have two inexpensive bikes, one at each end of the trip ? How would that help? If you can't comfortably get one bike on a train, having a second in another place isn't going to change anything. I think you're missing suggestion: Initial state: You - at home Bike 1 - at home Bike 2 - at desination station. Then cycle to home station using bike 1, state becomes: You - at home statiom Bike 1 - at home station Bike 2 - at destintion station Then get the train, state becomes: You - at destination station Bike 1 - at home station Bike 2 - at desintation station Then cycle to work using bike 2. You - at work Bike 1 - at home station Bike 2 - at work. ... now follow through your trip home in the same fashion and you'll find you get back to the initial state, ready to repeat the whole thing the next day. Which is fine, assuming that when left at the station the bikes are not damaged/brakes interfered with/stolen.....The guy in the next office tried that when he couldn't take a bike on the train, he now drives... |
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"njfbadger" writes:
Which is fine, assuming that when left at the station the bikes are not damaged/brakes interfered with/stolen.....The guy in the next office tried that when he couldn't take a bike on the train, he now drives... Well - here (Cambridge) lots of people (including SWMBO) commute to London by train and leave their bikes at the station. Of course there is a chance that your bike will get nicked, but I don't think it happens very often. Given that driving in the rush hour would take (at least) twice as long to get into Central London a bike a year or so would probably not be a bad price to pay anyway... |
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Ian Walker wrote:
In article , Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote: Thanks for clarifying. The reason I didn't get it is that I was not imagining the possibility of locking bikes at the departure and arrival stations. There is no secure parking (in fact, no bike racks at all) at either station or at the bus stop, and the bikes can only be stored safely at home or in my office next to me. Apart from that, it's not a bad idea. When I worked in Germany, this was precisely what a lot of my colleagues did - a cheap old bike locked at each station. Great idea. In Japan, they have secure bike parking at many train stations, often with an attendant. Not that a bike would be stolen or vandalized in Japan anyway... One of the better ideas to come along in awhile is Bikestation: http://bikestation.org/ Matt O. |
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I wonder if it would be an option to have two inexpensive
bikes, one at each end of the trip ? How would that help? If you can't comfortably get one bike on a train, having a second in another place isn't going to change anything. =v= It's how the Dutch do it: There's a place at every train station where you can lock up a bike (or rent a standard Dutch "Gazelle" bike). In the U.S., a similar approach is being tried out in the form of "bikestations:" http://www.bikestation.org/ This works best if you've got a bikestation at *every* train stop, not just a handful of them, and unfortunately the U.S. doesn't make biking *or* rail much of a priority. _Jym_ |
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