Funnily, here in my City in Germany, they only banned E-Scooters because of the battery exploding thing but E-Bikes are okay
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
My city bans bikes from buses because of the space they take up. Scooters and folding bikes are ok only if they’re folded up small enough not to be obstructive.
The really shitty thing is that bikes are allowed on trains. But if the trains are unavailable and get replaced by a rail replacement bus…because it’s a bus, you can’t take your bike.
Sakychu@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
I was until now unaware that there were places where (non-folded) bikes were allowed on buses. On trams and trains sure, but buses have such limited space that I can’t imagine a bike being transported in them.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 weeks ago
I have seen in more than one place a bicycle rack attached to the front of the bus to allow a few bikes
XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Not much more difficult to accommodate than wheelchairs or prams. Actually easier in many cases because the operator or probably more fit and the object more insensitive to placement.
The shape can be unwieldy because of the length, though.
Highstronaught@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
A few years ago the same thing happened to me. There was someone who wasn’t doing to good, on top of the station building on the next stop along throwing tiles and other things off. The operator got some replacement busses, that I couldn’t get as I had my bike. So I just sat there with someone else who could get on as they had their dog. For about 4-5 hours. Sucked allot as I was tired, the dog was cute though.
saltesc@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My city has bike racks on the front of buses. Bikes can go on trains but not during peak commuting times.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Trains used to be the same here (with the exception that you could always take your bike on the train during peak hours in the non-peak direction, it was only peak direction that was banned), until they were trying to get people back on public transport after/late during the pandemic. Then they started allowing it even in peak hours, with some weird limitations like a maximum of 2 bikes per car, and only in the first or last car of the train.
Snowclone@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve lived in a few cities with exterior bike racks on the busses.
PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Most of the buses where I am have a bike rack attached to the exterior, I’ve definitely taken that for granted.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I’ve heard that they used to have those here. But that they took too long to put your bike onto, causing buses to fall behind schedule. So they got rid of them.
zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
What? They take less than ten seconds.
Cort@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
When I was younger, every time I tried to use one, it was full. There’s such limited space that it becomes unreliable.
Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Damn, how I long for one of these.