Cycling in Sydney Australia

Stupid place to lock your bike

Central Station, Devonshire Street exit.

Well done, dickhead.

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Comment by Jon on January 24, 2013 at 6:31pm: At the risk of incriminating myself:

For those of us not familiar with that part of the city, and for our edification to prevent further insult: why?

Comment by yogi on January 24, 2013 at 6:39pm: In Japan there is a group of guys who remove bikes that are in the way of the stream of flow of pedestrians.... I will hunt down the pic

I think they have "Bike Patrol" badges on.

Comment by Dan on January 24, 2013 at 6:56pm: Context is everything.

In the actual pic, the bike isn't causing any problems - few peds, flower stall not open. So lets imagine (s)he's put it there for a moment while (s)he nips around the corner to buy a ticket from the machine, and (s)he'll be bank in a minute or two. Yes, not an ideal place perhaps, but not really that bad.

Leaving it there all day, at peak time - yes. Definitely pretty stupid. Apart from anything else he risks someone pushing it over and damaging something.

Comment by Bob Moore on January 24, 2013 at 7:29pm: Stupid place to put a light pole too, maybe?

Have seen a few odd bike parkings lately. There were two bikes chained up together and left at the low point of the Anzac Bridge path, west side. No bus stops or other connecting paths nearby.

Comment by Martin Geliot on January 25, 2013 at 6:48am: Stupid railway hasn't laid on bike parking. Hence...

Comment by markysharky on January 26, 2013 at 8:48pm: Glad it not my bike spotted thoughtlessly parked. Can't afford another fopaux

Comment by Adrian on January 27, 2013 at 7:21am: Thought that bike looked familar:

http://omafiets.com.au/store/product/295

Comment by Kerry on January 27, 2013 at 9:17am: I routinely walk (with my bike after dismounting at the blue line) past that lamp post on my way to work, and there is usually a bike (not always the same one) locked to that lamp post during the morning peak, and it does get in the way of people walking past.

Comment by Kerry on February 4, 2013 at 5:05pm: I do occasionally ride on past dismount signs at other locations, but I always dismount at this particular one.

When I first started working around this time last year, that particular footpath wasn't a shared user path yet. I rode on the footpath anyway to get to my workplace, and even back then I dismounted just before the station exit, walked across, and jumped back on as soon as I reach the driveway (right next to the station exit).

As of today, I have rotated to a different work location. Bye bye PA Siding. :'(

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