Wow.

[conuly]

It would be worth putting in the effort to learn to ride a bike (I fell down enough on my two feet as a kid, let alone two wheels!) just to use one of these things!

http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/26963/Japan+Underground+Bicycle+Parking+Systems.html

Comments

[mc776]

I've always been suspicious of roboparking (what if you leave your dog in there?) but for bikes (far more prone to theft otherwise; very unlikely you'll leave anything big and living in there and not notice when you're putting the bike into the thing) this sounds like a very good idea!

So what happens if you lose your card, or someone for whatever reason just never claims their bike?

[siderea]

I was wondering what happens when the robot jams or loses power or otherwise breaks down. "Can't go home, the bike park is out of order and not returning bikes."

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thank you! I can't ride a bike either, but these things are so cool!

[conuly]

Aren't they just? I want to get a few, install them in front of the nieces' schools, and give free passes to students and teachers.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

They say they're looking to export - for their sakes, I hope the first place they're looking is the Netherlands/Belgium.