On 12/14/2016 07:24 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Steve asked about bike security at BART stations
I think you asked because you think I'm going to park my new bike at
BART, which is the opposite of the use-case. People park a bike at
BART for one of two reasons:
1. I drive to BART. BART to destination station. Unlock parked bike
and ride it to work
2. I bike to BART and park my bike. I BART to destination station.
I walk to work.
Neither of those is my use-case. My use case is: Ride from front
door to BART. BART to Union City Station. Ride to office.
You mean BART lets you take the bike on the train at rush hour? Far cry
from the DC Metro! Off hours only here.
Not that I have all that much experience riding Metro with a bike - did
it maybe 3 times, all tiring: very hard to keep the bike stable just
standing there, even with fairly empty trains. And the first time,
riding into town at 7 pm for a Moonlight Monument ride, trains still
pretty crowded, was really memorable. The guy behind me was ranting to
his girlfriend about how he was going to kill his supervisor at work.
More and more lurid descriptions of blood, dismemberment, knives and
guns -- and all the while I'm there rocking from side to side
desperately trying to keep the bike from bumping into this guy, white
knuckles on the brake lever, lest he go off on me.
To answer your question which does not apply to me, bike security
varies station to station. Some stations have nice lockers you can
pay for. Some have crappy lockers you can pay for. Some have
supervised free bike parking inside the station. Some have nothing
useful. I've never once parked a bike at BART.
My office has nice bike lockers.
That explains a great deal, and I feel much relieved.
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