Not sure there are cameras pointed in that direction on my bldg but if so, would be interesting to learn what truly happened & who did the damage. -Aaron
________________________________ From: "STRAWSER, Charles" <[email protected]> To: bikies <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, November 10, 2010 4:18:00 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Risk of Using Bike Racks Rick’s is an excellent question which I will look into, because, as I told Aaron off-list, from the pictures he emailed me, I don’t see how the damage could have been done by a motor vehicle that inadvertently caught the seat of Aaron’s bike without causing a lot more damage to other things that appear unscathed. And state vehicles parking on a sidewalk next to a bike rack doesn’t make the bike rack poorly placed; it makes the state vehicle operator’s chosen place to park the vehicle a poor (and unfortunately all too common) one. THAT is an area where I have made little progress in my tenure so far, I am disappointed to say. Chuck Strawser Pedestrian & Bike Coordinator Commuter Solutions Transportation Services UW-Madison Room 124 WARF 610 Walnut St 608-263-2969 www.wisc.edu/trans MadisonWI 53726 ________________________________ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rick Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Risk of Using Bike Racks any surveillance cameras in the area that might have captured the incident? On 11/10/2010 3:26 PM, Aaron Crandall wrote: I went out at lunch today to find that my bike had been, most likely, assaulted by a motor vehicle that probably caught my bike seat while backing up. My bike was locked to a rack by my workplace but the rack is somewhat poorly placed because service vehicles for the university often park up on the curb near the rack I was using. Guess at least it only damaged the seat & post but pisses me off that I have to replace the damn things. Suppose this is very similar to finding a big scratch or dent in your motor vehicle & no note on the windshield saying sorry, etc. Lesson learned: probably avoid that bike rack in the future. Aaron _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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