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When buses stop at a bus stop, they occupy the bicycle lane on the side of the street, blocking it. Usually, that is no problem, as there aren't that many bicycles, and fewer buses yet.
Occasionally, however, a bicycle and a bus are in the same area. The bus passes the bike, and then stops. The bike
has to go into traffic to pass the bus. The cycle is repeated numerous times (the speed of city buses and commuter bicyclists is similar).
Here's the solution:
As soon as the bus stops, two ramps are lowered, one at the front of the bus and one at the back of the bus. This allows the bicyclist to ride up the rear ramp, into the back of the bus, down the aisle, out the front of the bus, back down the front ramp, a quickly distance himself/herself from the bus.
This will improve the safety of the bicyclist, who will no longer need to go into traffic to pass the bus, and will be convenient to the bus, who will no longer have to keep on passing the bike.
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I foresee no problems whatsoever with implementing this. |
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Just make the ramp up to the top of the bus. The cyclist
can stay there for a short rest before the next stop. |
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As long as there aren't any low bridges anyway. |
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Why can't the cyclist carry his/her own ramp ? or pole. |
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I'm with MB and just as myopic. |
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Why lower and raise the ramps? If they were always down, then as the bus overtook the cyclist, it could just scoop them up like a snowplough, and spit them out the back. Presumably some kind of guide chute would make sure the cyclist was still upright and pointing forwards. |
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Too hard a climb for bicycles but a fun thing for motorcycles and a thrill to watch. |
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// This will improve the safety of the bicyclist // |
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Like, that's somehow a good thing ? [-] |
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Rather, one of those Acme Boxing-Glove-On-Scissor-Arm things, or a giant mallet ..... |
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//. This allows the bicyclist to ride up the rear ramp, into the back of the bus, down the aisle, //
You mean the aisle, as in where 70% of the passengers are standing? [-] |
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We would pay a dollar to see that ... |
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A large counterweighted arm mounted on a central pivot on the top of the bus could pick up the approaching cyclist and swing them around to the front. The problem of being dragged through approaching traffic might need to be addressed but it's a good starting point. |
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Perhaps a series of cups, like a bucket excavator? |
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Or, you could ride the Swiss Army Bike, and use the ocy-acetylene torch attachment to slice the bus in half lengthwise, and nip through before the two halves crash together again. |
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//Scissor-Arm// sp. lazy tongs? |
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So less park and ride, and more parkour-ride? |
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The sheer manic imagery behind this idea gets my
vote ... [+] |
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Hm, after some consideration... instead of the pivoting arm on the top of the bus, it could act as a trebuchet, launching cyclists toward the front where they are caught in a large net. |
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// caught in a large net.// |
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..... filled with angry porcupines. |
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I'd be more interested in a bicycle-mounted trebuchet capable of hurling a loaded bus |
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