Originally Posted by
Commando303
I've recently been seeing bike racks on the fronts of many public buses ...but, honestly, the first I used one, I was apprehensive that, 1) my bicycle could be stolen at a stop, and, 2) whether the bike was adequately secured to the rack by the arm, and wouldn't go flying off, at some point.
I have used the racks on both King County Metro and Sound Transit buses. I share concerns #1 and #2. When I bring my bike on the bus, I tend to sit as close as possible, or stand at the front to watch my bike. On the one hand, if a thief tried to steal it, one would want to see so that one could get off the bus to deal with it. OTOH, if the bus were in motion, would you really want to see your bike go flying off the rack and under the bus or into traffic?