manxie49 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 This is brilliant, not sure if anywhere in the UK does this but I've never come across anywhere? Apparently the next step is to fit ground anchors for bikes to secure to, well done Sweden.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezin Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Brilliant idea. Is it a shopping centre or a city authority, I wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Inverness council (the only one as far as I know) have something similar in the city carpark.A dedicated parking spaces for motorbikes and cycles with some lockers, unfortunately cyclists take over the lockers and the few times I went there they were all in use or broken. But still a good initiative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SometimesSansEngine Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Closest I've found is Bath Southgate Car Park, which included chunky ground anchors in the spaces. Rubbish photo but you can just about see them here, the red rings by the back wheel.One of the other (soon to be demolished) car parks had railings you were free to chain your bike to, although in that case whilst great that your chain and padlock would be held off the ground they could have been angle ground through easily enough... but still better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Portugal was the first EU country to make mandatory that all crash barriers are fitted with lower flat band closing the gap between the top barrier and the ground to prevent bikers being amputated if hitting the vertical pilar.For a few years there was a campaign promoted by several biker clubs to fit tyres around the metal columns in the crash barriers for that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianco2564 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Don't think I'd want to put my gear in one and risk some toe rag helping themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinlim Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Nice idea. If you had that here in London it would be used as a drug drop or some gentleman to relieve himself after a few special brews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raesewell Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 There are a couple of places in Kings Lynn that have ground anchors, last time I was there was about 5 years ago. Forward thinking eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Stockport has few claims to greatness but one thing in it's favour: the NCP at the station has motorcycle parking on the ground floor, with ground anchors. 4 spaces if memory serves Not sure if they do lockers, not even for cyclists, somewhere to leave your gloves and helmet would be greatAnd it's free, the attendant told me, despite the signage saying motorcyclists had to pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Dedicated motorbike parking spaces in Cheltenham and Cirencester have really good sunken ground anchor points. Or at least some of them do. In the UK I suspect lockers like that would be a target for lowlifes looking to help themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX GASMAN Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I don't think I would trust any locker here, sadly they would be a target for thieves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Well they are obviously not in Coventry because nobody has drawn a cock on them . If they were , they would have probably have been requesitioned by homeless people to store their megre possessions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I would use boxes like that, so long as they were alarmed and clearly being monitored by CCTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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