goes to elevenJoined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 3899Location: The Cloud
I just got to the airport in SJC.
The bike rack (with my three locks attached) has been removed.
Fucking hell.
The cop dealing with traffic points out the new bike rack on the oter side of the terminal. My locks are no place.
Taxi ride back to work to get emergancy backup U-lock, while I leave my bike sitting unlocked. Made it. Gaah.
snyd3282
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:50 pm
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Here is a question that the SDOT folks have put to the SBAB prople.
How do they figure out when u-locks are abandoned vs. still in occasional use?
Should we be putting our phone # on our locks so they can call us and give us a week before they remove the rack or cut off our locks?
If they put colored tape over the key hole for a week, is that enough time and enough of an indicator?
They don't want to be asses about it, but sometimes they need to move the rack, it gets damaged or something, and they don't have a good way to handle it.
langston
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:51 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
snyd3282 wrote:
If they put colored tape over the key hole for a week, is that enough time and enough of an indicator?
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colored tape with a "remove or call this #" message printed on it would be ideal
joeball
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:01 pm
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 6037Location: Ether
Sucks for you Joby, why 3 locks? for super lockdown when you are in Seattle?
Posting a warning a week in advance should be ample. How many city bike racks have permanent u-locks on them? Seems like most would be at places of employment and as such on private property with the exception of Seattle Municipal Tower. Who pays rent to store private property on public property?
ksep
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:35 pm
Joined: 27 Jan 2007Posts: 1879Location: Westlake
Probably the same rules as for cars. You have to move them every 3 days if parked on a public street, right? So put up a sign for 3 days, then impound the bikes such that someone calling the police to ask "WTF?" will be able to re-acquire their ride.
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TrikerTrev
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:48 pm
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bummer! 3 locks? what, one for each wheel and one for the frame?
hindsight being 20/20; maybe use a paint pen and print your name and contact # if removal is required.
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joby
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:06 pm
goes to elevenJoined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 3899Location: The Cloud
This is the bike I leave at the airport, sometimes for 5 days at a streach. 3 locks is resonable I think.
I'll try to get the locks back, but I've been commuting this way for 18 months. If it ends up costing me $100 in locks, that's not such a bad deal. Just sicked for today.
snyd3282
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:07 pm
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So, what, we have long term car parking near the airport but no long term bike parking? I usually take the bus to the airport and haven't really looked at the bike facilities there yet.
I'd second the suggestion of sticking a sticker with "In case removal is needed, lock and bike is owned by [name], call ###" on the locks.
DJStroky
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:19 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
snyd3282 wrote:
So, what, we have long term car parking near the airport but no long term bike parking? I usually take the bus to the airport and haven't really looked at the bike facilities there yet.
I'd second the suggestion of sticking a sticker with "In case removal is needed, lock and bike is owned by [name], call ###" on the locks.
Can you make me a sticker? I'm too lazy to do that. Or maybe bring some whiteout...
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beaneater
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:26 am
Joined: 14 Sep 2007Posts: 20
joeball wrote:
Who pays rent to store private property on public property?
???
In the case of on-street parking, usually everyone but the driver. However, many, if not most, drivers do put a nominal amount into curb parking meters on some of the occasions when they venture downtown.
snyd3282
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:15 am
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DJStroky wrote:
Can you make me a sticker? I'm too lazy to do that. Or maybe bring some whiteout...
Um, it's a sticker...get something sticky and a permanent marker. Mailing labels, floppy disk labels, or even a piece of masking tape will do.
In the past, I would have suggested getting an engraving / etching tool and carving your phone # in it, but people seem to lazy to do that these days too.
DJStroky
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:49 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
snyd3282 wrote:
DJStroky wrote:
Can you make me a sticker? I'm too lazy to do that. Or maybe bring some whiteout...
Um, it's a sticker...get something sticky and a permanent marker. Mailing labels, floppy disk labels, or even a piece of masking tape will do.
In the past, I would have suggested getting an engraving / etching tool and carving your phone # in it, but people seem to lazy to do that these days too.
whoa those are some good ideas!
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DJStroky
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