Dublin BikeBus?

mgmt

Bike Bus

A bike bus is a group of people who cycle to work in a group. It’s called a “bus” because there is a set route and timetable so it can pick up more “passengers” along the way. Cycling is a quick, fun way to get to work while keeping fit and healthy. A bike bus adds sociability and comfort.

http://www.bikebus.org.au/

What do you think of this idea? Could it work in Dublin?

Doyler92

Great idea imo for many things eg healthiness and meeting new people.

Cookie_Monster

Sounds a bit pointless to me. I find cycling with lots of cyclists about more dangerous as you have no idea what they'll do, swerve to avoid stuff or randomly brake etc.

Also creates a needless hazard to traffic and instead of being able to quickly and easily overtake one or two cyclist at a time they will come across dozens and find it harder to overtake them all safely.

wonderfulname

Considering Dublin bike lanes don't even fit one bike I'm a bit sceptical that a "BikeBus" would add comfort to your journey...

Kasycas

Damn, thought this was a scheme to be able to transport bikes ON buses Now that would be handy

AlekSmart

Ye mean like in Las Vegas...?

http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/cycling/

Quote from the page ...

The RTC’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Element (BPE) thus far has:

* Completed the Alternative Mode Transportation Plan, which prioritizes safe bicycle/pedestrian opportunities throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
* Continued a communications outreach program to educate the driving public and the bicycling community on the responsibilities of operating a vehicle on public roadways.
* Adopted Uniform Standard drawings to accommodate bicycle/pedestrian facilities within the roadway right-of-way calling for all roadways to provide at a minimum, a 14’ shared use lane and/or a 4’ paved shoulder where feasible.
* Added bike racks on the front of all RTC vehicles.
* Provided incentives through the Club Ride program to walk or bike to work.
* Prioritized facilities through local planning efforts and the RTC adopted planning process.
* Developed a plan for a comprehensive trail system connecting open space and recreational parks to neighborhoods and the entire Las Vegas community.
* Continued coordination of on- and off-street bicycle and pedestrian routes through Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Don`t ya just love them Yanks......:D

Sulmac

AlekSmart wrote: »

Ye mean like in Las Vegas...?

http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/cycling/

Quote from the page ...

Don`t ya just love them Yanks......:D

That's what I thought the OP meant.

Something like this one in Seattle:



A similar idea could be used on the Luas, like on the LRT line (inside the trains) in Minneapolis:

AlekSmart

I`m not a cyclist so I`m posting all of these to stimulate discussion....

A frioend of mine recently returned from Portland,Oregon,breathless with tales of their Public Transport system and how you could take a bicycle,so I decided to check.....

http://trimet.org/howtoride/bikes/index.htm

And specifically bus........

http://trimet.org/howtoride/bikes/bikesonbuses.htm

These damn Yanks...no thought at all for Health & Safety.
Just reading through the Bike on Bus instructions and looking at the photos makes me smile at the very thoughts of my Senior Management swallowing hard as they gasped for air........Oh My God !!!! OMG OMG.... NO NO NO NO ........NEVER ! ..think of the hundreds of thousands who`d be kilt stone dead......Get the Gards...Quickly.

wonderfulname

Sulmac wrote: »

A similar idea could be used on the Luas, like on the LRT line (inside the trains) in Minneapolis:

They have something similar on the trains here, most people can't use them and many of the few that do treat them as a luggage rack or seat, any bikes I've seen on the train recently have hence been sat out by the doors getting in the way..

paulm17781

I saw those bike racks on buses in Chicago. I really wish they'd start doing things like that here. So simple to implement.

Stonewolf

That's way more space efficient than the ones on the Rotems

-Chris-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDlP3YPiCik

Victor

Sulmac wrote: »

Things like this throw the EuroNCAP rating out the window.

L1011

Victor wrote: »

This liek this throw the EuroNCAP rating out the window.

dowlingm

All new Toronto buses have 2-bike racks on the front. The bike page even has an instructional video on how to mount them. and there's a map of bikerack-equipped routes. If the rack is full *offpeak* you can bring the bike on board if the driver says there's space for it. However, Toronto 40 foot buses use board at front door exit at mid-door so that's easier to do than on 1-door buses as passengers aren't obligated to squeeze past the bike on the way out.

Aard

On the Copenhagen S-train, there's a dedicated bike carriage. In Oslo, you can bring your bike on the bus (through the actually existent middle-doors, of course).

seamus

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Sounds a bit pointless to me. I find cycling with lots of cyclists about more dangerous as you have no idea what they'll do, swerve to avoid stuff or randomly brake etc.

Well the point is that the bulk of the group know the rules and know how to react to hazards and signal their intention to the rest of the group. New joiners to the group will then pick this up easily.

Also creates a needless hazard to traffic and instead of being able to quickly and easily overtake one or two cyclist at a time they will come across dozens and find it harder to overtake them all safely.

I would boldly suggest that this is part of the point. Rather than the traffic squeexing individual cyclists out of the lane, the entire group now has to be treated as single slow-moving vehicle; Like a tractor, for example.

It would be of little use in the city centre as there's barely enough roadspace for single cyclists as it is. On N-roads and regional roads though it would massively improve safety for lone individuals cycling on the road.