Hello, What is the purpose of those initial 30 or 45 or 60-min time limits on bike share? The main argument seems to be that having these time limits will...
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Carlosfelipe Pardo
pardinus
May 13, 2012 1:01 pm
Right, it doesn't really work if it's too long because it would be a different service (bike rental rather than public bicycle system) which has other...
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Richard Layman
rlaymandc
May 13, 2012 7:31 pm
while I agree with the point that more research is needed (and I am not the person to do it, people like Ralph Buehler at Virginia Tech are), it's not really...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
May 14, 2012 7:40 am
... They lie like eyewitnesses! ;-) ... In Poland over 80% of households has a bicycle, but modal share in the cities rarely exceeds 2%. It is not question of...
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Richard Campbell
richard.campbell.list...
May 14, 2012 5:05 pm
As most bike trips are short, I think the point is to encourage people to not "occupy" the bike when they are not riding it. Without the time limit, people...
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Peter Smith
shmooth
May 17, 2012 2:26 pm
I can't promise there's a lot new/interesting here, but I read all responses at least 10 times, and thought about them a lot, did what other research I could,...
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Richard Layman
rlaymandc
May 17, 2012 6:37 pm
good questions, thank you.  I will throw out there that the 45 minute period for members in Montreal is a premium service so to speak for members. Members...
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eric britton
fekbritton
May 18, 2012 10:02 am
This is a great project Joshua. Here are my quick reactions, ideas for what they are worth. I will share this on some of our networks, and I am sure that...
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Richard Layman
rlaymandc
May 18, 2012 10:53 am
Good idea. I think these examples at colleges in the US are relatively low cost ways to provide students with bicycles. It needs to be complemented with...
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Peter Smith
shmooth
May 18, 2012 3:07 pm
I say go ahead and establish the very first bicycle share program in all of Africa. Maybe call it Ubuntu...
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eric britton
fekbritton
May 25, 2012 9:32 am
Sent: Friday, 25 May, 2012 09:48 To: World City Bike Forum From Sarath Guttikunda: ...
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Todd Edelman
traintowards...
Jun 14, 2012 9:24 am
Vancouver Bike Share: City won’t pursue helmet law exemption Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share <http://www.altabicycleshare.com/>and Montreal-based Bixi...
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Carlosfelipe Pardo
pardinus
Jun 14, 2012 2:25 pm
If they really do this, it will nt only result in lack of use of the system but also an increase in operational costs!! We shall see... Pardo Sent from a...
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eric britton
fekbritton
Jun 14, 2012 3:15 pm
What are they smoking in Vancouver? (There being no other possible explanation.)...
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Richard Layman
rlaymandc
Jun 14, 2012 3:15 pm
now I am glad my firm wasn't in the right position to bid on this project last year. I can't see how this project can succeed. It means that Vancouver...
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Todd Edelman
traintowards...
Jun 14, 2012 4:56 pm
Richard, If the "other guy" is in a motor vehicle going more than 15 or 20mph a helmet is above its design limits. But consider that a cyclist going 15mph hit...
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Becker Hans-Jurgen
hjehbecker2002
Jun 14, 2012 5:56 pm
The subject of "helmet wear" is a good alternative to sports to exercise one's heart. Let us keep in mind that helmets are advantages for more than...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
Jun 14, 2012 5:56 pm
In 1981 in Poland Commies made Martial Law. Slightly later were massive riots. "Solidarity Resistance Groups" developed a technology to bash anti-riot troops:...
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Richard Layman
rlaymandc
Jun 15, 2012 8:12 am
I haven't been to Vancouver. I think that North American cities designed and constructed during the Walking City era (1800-1890) and the Transit City era...
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Alexa Velasco
axelav
Jun 15, 2012 8:12 am
We should ask to ECF and the organizers of Velocity Mondial to make a donation for buying helmets...I am sure they will interested. 2012/6/14 Utkin Marek...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
Jun 15, 2012 9:59 am
... WHAT??? In place of ECF I'd rather boycott the event in city with such discriminating law -- in similar way, as many Human Rights activists cancelled...
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Todd Edelman
traintowards...
Jun 15, 2012 2:28 pm
Hi Jack, "...they are good for..." and a personal anecdote about a crash - very sorry this happened of course! - doesn't amount to much in these debates. A...
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Richard Campbell
richard.campbell.list...
Jun 17, 2012 7:58 am
Thank you Todd and Jack for providing great examples of the poor quality of arguments that are unfortunately dominating the helmet discussion. Jack, there is...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
Jun 17, 2012 10:32 am
... It seems that you don't understand, what I wrote. I never wrote that helmets are a cure for everything. They may help in SOME cases. Law which makes helmet...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
Jun 20, 2012 12:33 pm
http://www.onzestem.eu/fietsende-bert-van-der-linden-in-poolse-cel-na-drie-biertjes/ For those who don't read Dutch -- PLS use Google Translate. It seems to...
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Todd Edelman
traintowards...
Jun 21, 2012 2:11 pm
Velo-city: ECF Sells Out to Big Helmet?!? This just in:*Norco Bicycles plans to "outfit every registered delegate [atVelo-city Global in Vancouver...
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Utkin Marek
mutkin@...
Jun 22, 2012 6:56 am
Had Vincent Van Gogh the horrible headaches, those led him to cutting-off his ear with a razor due to helmet wearing? Be afraid. Be very afraid... And the...
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Carlosfelipe Pardo
pardinus
Jun 23, 2012 8:16 am
Hi, Some colleagues from Bogotá who are going to Velocity next week have asked me who is going there so I can share contact details (I'm not going,...
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eric britton
fekbritton
Jun 26, 2012 9:21 am
Last Saturday morning, the 23rd of June, I thought to ask an open question to several of our New Mobility Agenda fora as follows: Has anyone out there ever run...
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Todd Edelman
traintowards...
Jun 29, 2012 3:33 pm
Is the ECF the Elite Cyclists' Federation? As ECF's annual conference event (Velo-city Global) enters its last day, it seems a good time to ask how "Global"...
