Advocacy & Safety - Austin, TX City Employee Bikeshare Program

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Commuter76
04-06-09, 11:19 AM
The City of Austin recently purchased 15 bicycles for employees to use to commute between buildings for meetings, or at lunch. More information here:

http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/040209kvue_bike_share_program-cb.97ce20b4.html

cudak888
04-06-09, 01:20 PM
Which begs the question - did they buy 15 good locks to go with them? And will the renters bother to lock them properly, if at all?

-Kurt
Commuter76
04-06-09, 03:02 PM
From what I've read they bought u-locks (not sure what brand) and helmets to go with each bike when it's checked out.

I really hope the city employees take advantage of this opportunity. It's being used as a pilot for a city-wide bike sharing program.

cudak888
04-06-09, 03:21 PM
From what I've read they bought u-locks (not sure what brand) and helmets to go with each bike when it's checked out.

No doubt, one-size-fits-all helmets :rolleyes:

-Kurt
Commuter76
04-07-09, 08:04 AM
Probably. But hey, there's no helmet law in Texas, so they could probably just leave it behind at the office if they wanted to.