City Cycling
Three Cool RFID Projects to Deter Bicycle Thefts – Portsmouth, Oregon, Copenhagen [Treehugger]
Leave Thee a Stain on Thy Bike Thief – Concept of a lock that spurts an indelible ink when cut. [Yanko]
Alarmed lock – This is in production, mostly for the motorcycle market [Xena]
Bicycle Theft As Safety Index – “Pasik leaves the bike in a public space and then sets a hidden video camera to record the impending theft. The videos are housed online here, and are sped up and accompanied by music. The faces of the thieves are blurred in the video – a good thing, as people have apparently left messages on the website calling for the death penalty for those captured on film.” [PSFK]
David Byrne’s bike racks in New York – “nspired by specific locations throughout the city: the Ladies Mile (a high heel), the Villager (a dog), the Wall Street (a dollar sign) and so on.” [Wallpaper*]
… not to be confused with the official New York Competition – won by the letter phi [BikeHacks]
… which is similar to Anthony Lau’s Cyclehoops, presently being installed all over London [Cyclehoop.com]
… and here is a cute set of stands in Milan – [Trackosaurus]
Danish Cycle Parking manual – [Danish Cyclists Federation]
Putting Pedestrians First – Public spaces with speed limit 20km/h in which pedestrians have the priority over all vehicles are becoming popular places to walk and to stroll, even if there are many vehicles [Fussverkehr Schweiz]
Mobiles distract drivers more than chatty passengers – this includes non-hand-held [Silicon.com]
“Catch the cyclist with your eyes, not your door” – Danish awareness campaign [Cycleliciousness]
Buying cheap … – can cost you loads. [Bakfiets en meer]
Update on belt drive – By working on tooth gauge and other details, Phil is perfecting belt drives [simpel.ch]
Pashley at L’eroica – “David and Bryce completed the L’Eroica retro cycling event on 3-speed Pashley Guv’nors.” [Ecovelo]
Yahoo’s purple bikes are still being used. Watch their trail in Brighton and Copenhagen. “Once the bike is charged and ready to roll, you just get on and start riding. A small shutter light on the back of the camera housing illuminates every minute to show the rider when it’s taking a picture. Automatically, with no intervention at all, the phone uploads the photos it takes to Flickr in the background as you ride, mapping your path almost real-time. ” [Yahoo!]
Bamboo bikes in Ghana – [Economist]
How To Remove Surface Rust on Chrome – [BicycleTutor.com]
Reflective vinyl – dark during the day, white under spotlights [core77]
Chainlink typeface – [Neo2]
Danish ladies on bicycles – Photo gallery [Erik D]
Emptying the bookmarks:
Theft
Cycle Parking
Transport Policy
Bikes and accessories
Beautiful
… and the silly corner
Pole Dancer – on a cargo trike [BikeHacks]
Article posted Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
2 Responses to Chasing loose ends
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How about this temporary cycle parking in Den Haag – on a scale you've probably not seen before.
Transport Policy must be really implemented there are lots of cases about accidents on the road, people must take safety precautions while driving