tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post6485119564375926376..comments2024-03-12T15:49:33.657-04:00Comments on Vision Zero NJ: New buses with bike racks gradually coming to NJ TRANSIT north fleetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-44785781554365595272011-05-04T00:48:05.956-04:002011-05-04T00:48:05.956-04:00Yak,
Bike racks on the front of buses are comonpl...Yak,<br /><br />Bike racks on the front of buses are comonplace all across the country with no reports of major problems. I have heard of bikes occasionally getting stollen but that is rare. Still, I've heard of more stories of bike riders forgeting their bike on the bus when they get off.Andrew J. Besoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652399372790924762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-65568640597029667732011-05-02T22:07:12.673-04:002011-05-02T22:07:12.673-04:00I think it cool for buses to have bike racks for t...I think it cool for buses to have bike racks for those who doesn't have cars. But is it safe to install the bike racks on the front of the bus?Yakima Double Down 4http://trailerhitchbikeracks.com/yakima-doubledown-4-bike-hitch-mount-racknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-59511962647315868342011-02-24T11:03:54.114-05:002011-02-24T11:03:54.114-05:00The "50%" NJ Transit talks about are all...The "50%" NJ Transit talks about are all located in their Southern Region (South of Princeton and Atlantic City). New buses with racks are slowly entering the Northern Region and one can assume that much less than 50% of the Northern Region buses have these bike racks.<br /><br />I recently heard that NJ Transit will take delivery of its final new bus, to replace all of its older ones (those without bike racks), in 2015.<br /><br />As for your other points, I totally hear ya'. Much more needs to be done on a number of fronts.Andrew J. Besoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652399372790924762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-8466624659832140542011-02-23T15:12:48.995-05:002011-02-23T15:12:48.995-05:00Bus bike racks do not seem to exist in Bergen Coun...Bus bike racks do not seem to exist in Bergen County NJ, at least in the Paramus-Hackensack-Ramsey region. According to the NJ Transit website "50 percent" of their buses have bike racks. I have yet to see one in this section of Bergen County in the last 30 years.<br /><br />It's a flat out lie.<br /><br />Also, "bike paths" in the same area lead nowhere, and are for exercise rather than travel, often access to crossroads is actively prevented.<br /><br />You <i> are </i> allowed to take your bike on or off the Main-Bergen line trains only at Handicapped Accessible stations where you can board at the middle of the car. These Accessible stations (many with platforms accessible only 'by request' or under construction) are less than half of the stations. Of course bikes are allowed only during mid-day non-peak hours.<br /><br />Bike commuting in Northern Bergen County is still actively discouraged.<br /><br />NJT Message to cyclists? <br /><br />"Get a car!"<br /><br />So much for ecology or economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-49343093786428257752011-01-28T18:32:10.981-05:002011-01-28T18:32:10.981-05:00I saw these years ago in Providence, RI and was ve...I saw these years ago in Providence, RI and was very envious. It will be great to see (and use) them once the fleet is complete.<br /><br />Oh and, "HI!".Michael Aquinonoreply@blogger.com