Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
Here at TCH, we love riding bikes through the
city. There's something immensely pleasing about sailing past scores of
traffic with little more than a push of a pedal. And at the same time,
you're burning the calories, and doing your bit to stay green. But
there's one thing we hate about this simple mode of transport. People
like nothing more than stealing them, damaging them, or driving buses
into them. While your safe at work crunching the numbers, who's looking
after your ride home?
Cue the bike dispensing machine. Brought to you courtesy of bikedispenser.com,
a small firm from Amsterdam, the idea is to help facilitate bike
rentals in urban areas. Cyclists pay a small fee to hire a bike, and
then they can take it where they please. Once they’ve finished, they
can return it either to that machine, or another one across town. And
because they’ve been fitted with RFID tags, they won’t all have been
nicked before you can get one.
Now, if only they can do something about those van drivers… By Matt Hussey
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