Post #1383395
2026-04-19 08:50 UTC
Replies (12)
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@768kb@mastodon.social 2026-04-19 09:04
@kirk I guess if you knew one of those was available at your destination you could carry a much smaller lock, like a diamond secure padlock
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@isol@mastodon.au 2026-04-19 09:06
@kirk Am I missing something? Couldn't a person lift that lock, turn the loop 90° to the right, and open the door halfway?
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@Hierarchy@mastodon.social 2026-04-19 09:06
@kirk we need more of those! Looks super useful!
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@aanee@mastodon.online 2026-04-19 09:49
@kirk Would love to have around here... :ablobcatheartsqueeze:
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@annehargreaves@ioc.exchange 2026-04-19 11:19
@kirk They fell out of favour in my town (E Anglia uk) because homeless ppl would sleep in them. That tells you something.
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@zaphodb@twitter.resolvt.net 2026-04-19 11:25
@kirk @quixoticgeek meanwhile in the Netherlands: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fietsenstalling_Stationsplein_(Amsterdam)
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@mjj@mstdn.dk 2026-04-19 11:54
@kirk Where was this?
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@nigel@unsociable.lowkey.party 2026-04-19 12:16
@kirk oh thats pretty cool
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@michaelormsby@mastodon.art 2026-04-19 12:40
@kirk I’m retired now but I used a similar bike locker in Denver Colorado at a light rail station for many years. It worked quite well. As far as homeless people sleeping in the lockers it happened occasionally but didn’t seem to be a deal breaker. The transit agency required users to sign an agreement and use locks provided by the agency, so the only time a locker was unsecured was in between leases.
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@magnus@venner.network 2026-04-19 14:49
@kirk @cykeltutten tjek det 😎
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@meganL@mas.to 2026-04-19 15:19
@kirk They can be very helpful, but one problem with these (and other cycle infrastructure being designed, sited, and built now) is that they are only built with abled riders of upright cycles in mind, which is ableist. I would not be able to fit my ride in here. Not trying to be a killjoy, but pointing out something abled folks/riders of upright non-cargo cycles tend not to notice. Which is why things like this keep getting designed this way and winning bids. #BikeTooter #CycleParkingAudit
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@Anomnomnomaly@beige.party 2026-04-19 19:44
@kirk Then installed some of these in my last city... But about a mile away from one of the main work areas. Above the storage was some changing areas and showers. The locks on the storage lockers with flimsy and bike theft was rife as the security was so bad and the area completely open to anyone walking past... and once people parked their bikes or cars and went of to work... almost deserted until around 5pm. Good idea... stupid planning.