Advocacy & Safety - Roof Rack Reminder

Here's a link to a my $$$ gear is on top of my car reminder system for those who want to be sure they don't forget that they can't drive into a low overhang or garage.

click here
(http://www.roofrackreminder.com/product.php)

Why not just toss the remote in the trunk when you have a bike on the rack?

Put the remote in your cycling glove.

also I read about someone that would put their remote inside their biking glove.

If you can still drive into your garage, you simply don't have enough bikes in it yet!!!

Why not just toss the remote in the trunk when you have a bike on the rack?

Good idea! However, my intention was to post this as a searchable resource for the forum.

I think a flashing lcd on the dash board would work best. When the bike is mounted it closes a connection that turns on the light.

I think a flashing lcd on the dash board would work best. When the bike is mounted it closes a connection that turns on the light.

Yeah... that sounds like a good idea but then I'm reminded of the many times I've driven 10 miles on the freeway behind the person with their turn signal on, seatbelt hanging out the underside of the door dragging on the pavement and sending sparks all over the freeway. :D

Years ago, one of my friends drove his Alfa Romeo into the underground parking facility at his condominium, forgetting that his Motobecane Gran Jubilee was on the roof rack. The rack was ripped from the roof, and miraculously, the only significant (and readily repairable) damage was to the straps and the paint on the roof of his car. The incident did shake him up a bit, however!

I usually open the sunroof when I have bikes atop the car, and I always hide the garage door remote.

Years ago, one of my friends drove his Alfa Romeo into the underground parking facility at his condominium, forgetting that his Motobecane Gran Jubilee was on the roof rack. The rack was ripped from the roof, and miraculously, the only significant (and readily repairable) damage was to the straps and the paint on the roof of his car. The incident did shake him up a bit, however!

I usually open the sunroof when I have bikes atop the car, and I always hide the garage door remote.

It's simple, if you use a roof rack for your bikes, don't ever use the remote, then you can't forget. If we can ride mucho miles on a bike, then we should be able to walk a few yards to open the garage door.

After an incident with the car port, I now have an old stem on a rope that hangs from the carport. Most of the time it is hung up and out of the way, but when I mount the bikes and leave the house, I let the the stem hang down so that I can't drive in again without it hitting my windshield. So far so good. Either that or just put an orange cone in front whenever you leave.

Of course, you still need to remember to not go into any parking garages or drive-throughs while you are out... :)

I was once told a story from the mechanic at my FBS about this woman who crashed on a ride we were all on (I didn't see the crash myself). He said that she was fine although she did something to her shoulder so the doctors at the hospital gave her some pain meds. Unfortunately, she decided to drive herself home and was a little spaced out from the meds which caused her to forget about her nice carbon fibre bike still strapped to her roof rack when she pulled into her garage. The impact tore open the roof of her car (little SUV-like thing with integrated rails) but the bike survived okay... well at least the frame did. The front wheel was a big aluminum pretzel though and the handlebars were toast as were the shifters and brake levers.

We always put the garbage can in the stall so there's no way one would be able to drive in. I could see becoming complacent about the yellow sign always hanging down!

If you care enough about your bike, you'll remember...