Re: Southern Railway "bike ban" survey

in message <rNjtf.41122$D47.36073@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Simon
Geller ('donteventhinkaboutit@xxxxxxxxxxx') wrote:

> Brightonian wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Those of us who use Southern Railway trains probably know that they
>> are going to implement their ban on bicycles at peak travel times
>> towards or leaving London or Brighton on 16th January.
>>
>> Southern Railway has launched an online survey on this topic which you
>> can fill in here:
>>
>> <http://www.southernrailway.com/survey.php>
>>
>> The ban will operate from 7am to 10pm and 4pm to 7pm.
>>
>> Folding bicycles will still be okay.
>
> Meanwhile over at http://www.caltrain.com/caltrain_bike_FAQs.html,
> Caltrain (who run San Jose - San Francisco services) have increased
> bike capacity on their peak hour trains from 16 to 32 and see cyclists
> as a way to increase revenue and reduce their deficit. Funny old world
> isn't it?

It's also noticeable that the public service buses in Seattle (at least -
I haven't travelled widely in the States) all have bike racks on the
front, and that they are used on a high proportion of all journeys.

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