That's funny. Different modes, but still a situation where if the item is for another form of travel it gets charged, but if for stationary use, doesn't.
Yeah, a more predictably enforced policy would be good. And may make sense to have a backbreaking-takes-up-a-lot-of-space-when-laid-flat fee for unboxed bikes, but when boxed I doubt they take up much more room than a bunch of luggage. Anybody out there, by the way, know if regional buses can be fitted with racks like city buses? Or doesn't that work because of highway speeds? (Which, granted, Metro drivers sometimes approach.) Any other way to accommodate? Part of the reason I didn't box my bike was I was using it for next leg of journey and didn't know what I'd do with the box. -----Original Message----- >From: Scott Ellington <[email protected]> >Sent: Nov 2, 2009 1:12 PM >To: "B.C. Brown" <[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Bikies] Folding Bikes & Bus Travel > >I can understand giving the driver the authority to decide if there's >room for a full-sized bike. Assuming there's room, however, the >charges should be determined by known policy. There's a risk, of >course, that the policy might not be as lenient as that of some of >the drivers. > >I recall years ago some friends paying a surcharge to take a folding >kayak on an airplane. On the return trip, the bags containing its >parts mysteriously transformed themselves into a "tent". > >Scott > >Scott Ellington >Madison, Wisconsin >USA > > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
