Comments on: No Lock, No Problem http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Dieterich http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem/comment-page-1#comment-6845 Mark Dieterich Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:22:18 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=393#comment-6845 I like the idea of a lock integrated into the bike rack idea. Couple this with a credit card swipe, don't charge for it of course just use the credit card as a form of id, and you could do away with keys. If this were Europe or Japan, we could be talking about using a cell phone to unlock a rack. As for duplicating keys... I had a very sobering experience a number of years back talking to a friend of mine in the real estate business. He proved, quite effectively actually, that there are actually a fairly small number of master keys out there. Ever opened the wrong car with your keys? I've been witness to it. Locks are really just a deterrent, nothing more. I like the idea of a lock integrated into the bike rack idea. Couple this with a credit card swipe, don’t charge for it of course just use the credit card as a form of id, and you could do away with keys. If this were Europe or Japan, we could be talking about using a cell phone to unlock a rack.

As for duplicating keys… I had a very sobering experience a number of years back talking to a friend of mine in the real estate business. He proved, quite effectively actually, that there are actually a fairly small number of master keys out there. Ever opened the wrong car with your keys? I’ve been witness to it. Locks are really just a deterrent, nothing more.

]]> By: Larry http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem/comment-page-1#comment-6843 Larry Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:10:17 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=393#comment-6843 How long before someone duplicates the keys and steals bikes? Ooops. How long before someone duplicates the keys and steals bikes? Ooops.

]]> By: Streetsblog » Thinking Big: What About an Interstate Rail System? http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem/comment-page-1#comment-6836 Streetsblog » Thinking Big: What About an Interstate Rail System? Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:20:12 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=393#comment-6836 [...] Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space has a post about on-street bike parking in Seattle, and Bike Providence reports on a lock-lending program at a local [...] [...] Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space has a post about on-street bike parking in Seattle, and Bike Providence reports on a lock-lending program at a local [...]

]]> By: Radarman http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem/comment-page-1#comment-6835 Radarman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:13:00 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=393#comment-6835 Why not have locking bike racks? Key stays in the lock until you close it on your bike, then take the key with you. Key gets grabbed on your return. There's a similar grocery cart technology Why not have locking bike racks? Key stays in the lock until you close it on your bike, then take the key with you. Key gets grabbed on your return. There’s a similar grocery cart technology

]]> By: Dennis http://ribike.org/2009/01/29/no-lock-no-problem/comment-page-1#comment-6815 Dennis Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:27:38 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=393#comment-6815 That would be nice. I sometimes change the lock I carry based on how much riding I'm doing and what kind of security I think I'll need. That would be nice. I sometimes change the lock I carry based on how much riding I’m doing and what kind of security I think I’ll need.

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