Wow, this will really increase the appeal for people to commute by bikes, rather than cars or public transports that harm the earth.
I do hope to see more of this in other countries, like Singapore(we have under utilized city tracks!) and China(they have lots and LOTS of bikes). It’s a good approach to getting your citizens to ride their bikes without the hassle of finding where to slot your bikes and whether it will get some parts missing when you are done with your work, or worst, it’s gone when you are back looking for it.
What you basically do is, deposit your bike at the designated garage, the robotised garage system will store your bike in a big garage where it can store thousands of bikes. Your bike is equipped with a unique RFID tag, which you use it to recognise which bike is yours when you retrieve your bike. A swipe of a card with the unique RFID data allows the system to locate and bring your bike to you, all in 10 seconds. OH yes, you need to pay a minimal monthly fee too.
[video from Treehugger]
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cool…very interesting video.
This is a good idea but creating this you have to consider the cost and location of such storage. If this is to be located near a train station, one of the best location, I think, is the Pasir Ris MRT Station.
Mainly because, a lot of residents use bicycles over there and there isn’t an LRT available yet. The roads there are quite bicycle friendly too since they already have bicycle paths.
Other stations like Choa Chu Kang, might not be a suitable location, since the LRT is already available to ferry them to the train station.
yeah, i though something underground might work, due to space constraint. I do agree that it will work in downtown areas, or places with many ERPs and such innovations might prompt usage of bikes, when these facilities are available.
It all boils down to cost though.