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What an astoundingly over-engineered solution. Much cheaper, easier and more flexible: paint bike lanes on all major streets.
by RyanMcGreal 16y ago
What an astoundingly over-engineered solution. Much cheaper, easier and more flexible: paint bike lanes on all major streets.
- thibaut_barrere 16y agoI'm not sure, really. There is still the issue to be able to (safely) store your bike at both ends, while here it appears to stay on the 'circuit'. I studied a bit what happens in Paris with their "Velib" bike rental service (see visualisation here http://blog.logeek.fr/2008/3/31/data-visualization-with-ruby-and-rmagick-where-are-those-bikes http://blog.logeek.fr/2008/3/31/data-visualization-with-ruby...) and it appeared to be a real issue. An automated system with only identical devices and a circuit that goes in circles could solve this more efficiently I believe. Plus if 45km/h can be achieved with specialized, well maintained devices, this could be really interesting. In short, it's a somewhat crazy idea I wouldn't be surprised to see becoming successful :)