Bye-bye bike parking?

[wafflycat]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7095884.stm

Includes:--

"How do you terror-proof a major public building without turning it into a fortress? Benches and water walls are in, bike racks could be out and those pretty shrubs... they'll need to be well pruned." (my bold)

 

[wafflycat]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7095884.stm

Includes:--

"How do you terror-proof a major public building without turning it into a fortress? Benches and water walls are in, bike racks could be out and those pretty shrubs... they'll need to be well pruned." (my bold)

 

[jiggerypokery]

I was just thinking about that very same article and headline. No where in the article does it say anything about bike racks, inf act would not a set of racks like the sort of 'n' shaped ones outside libraries create a usefull blockade if they are in deep enough foundations?

And how much semtex can you carry in your saddle bag anyway?

Not sure who it was but I recall a forum member being upbraided by the police about chaining his bike to railings because it was a terrorism risk type thing and the forum member asking the officer if he really did think that terrorists hid bombs in pushbikes lol

 

[jiggerypokery]

I was just thinking about that very same article and headline. No where in the article does it say anything about bike racks, inf act would not a set of racks like the sort of 'n' shaped ones outside libraries create a usefull blockade if they are in deep enough foundations?

And how much semtex can you carry in your saddle bag anyway?

Not sure who it was but I recall a forum member being upbraided by the police about chaining his bike to railings because it was a terrorism risk type thing and the forum member asking the officer if he really did think that terrorists hid bombs in pushbikes lol

 

[Fab Foodie]

I was just thinking about that very same article and headline. No where in the article does it say anything about bike racks, inf act would not a set of racks like the sort of 'n' shaped ones outside libraries create a usefull blockade if they are in deep enough foundations?

And how much semtex can you carry in your saddle bag anyway?

Not sure who it was but I recall a forum member being upbraided by the police about chaining his bike to railings because it was a terrorism risk type thing and the forum member asking the officer if he really did think that terrorists hid bombs in pushbikes lol

Until a while back, nobody really thought terrorists would be able to Hijack 4 jet airliners in the land of the free and fly them into significant buildings...

A bicycle frame filled with explosives could make a mess of a lot of people. Bikes attached to railings, posts, bus stops, bike stands are pretty prevelant in cities, if it WAS to be done, life would get a bit difficult for cyclists.
It's not impossible.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I was just thinking about that very same article and headline. No where in the article does it say anything about bike racks, inf act would not a set of racks like the sort of 'n' shaped ones outside libraries create a usefull blockade if they are in deep enough foundations?

And how much semtex can you carry in your saddle bag anyway?

Not sure who it was but I recall a forum member being upbraided by the police about chaining his bike to railings because it was a terrorism risk type thing and the forum member asking the officer if he really did think that terrorists hid bombs in pushbikes lol

Until a while back, nobody really thought terrorists would be able to Hijack 4 jet airliners in the land of the free and fly them into significant buildings...

A bicycle frame filled with explosives could make a mess of a lot of people. Bikes attached to railings, posts, bus stops, bike stands are pretty prevelant in cities, if it WAS to be done, life would get a bit difficult for cyclists.
It's not impossible.

 

[Cab]

People have been making car bombs for donkeys years. Difference with bike locks is that they tend to be right up close to buildings; if bike bombs are genuinely feared, that would have to change.

 

[Cab]

People have been making car bombs for donkeys years. Difference with bike locks is that they tend to be right up close to buildings; if bike bombs are genuinely feared, that would have to change.

 

[Tynan]

bike frames packed with explosives were routinely used in Vietnam

 

[Tynan]

bike frames packed with explosives were routinely used in Vietnam

 

[jiggerypokery]

I stand corrected on the bike-bomb thang

 

[jiggerypokery]

I stand corrected on the bike-bomb thang

 

[Cab]

bike frames packed with explosives were routinely used in Vietnam

Ouch. Were they effective?

 

[Cab]

bike frames packed with explosives were routinely used in Vietnam

Ouch. Were they effective?

 

[Elmer Fudd]

Ouch. Were they effective?

Well, you only ever stole one bike !!