Wednesday, August 26, 2009

42 Bromptons in a single parking space

That is, after all, the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything.

42 folding bicycles in parking space

From Boing Boing.

16 comments:

  1. ...not practical but yes, the statement is definitely made...

    ...i say "props, gentlemen, total props !!!"...

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  2. I'm just wondering how many of those bikes are actually locked up and if I can steal a green one.

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  3. Fantastic! Talk about visualising the huge amounts of wasted space for car parking

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  4. @Andre: There's a photo around somewhere from Denver RTD where they compared the space taken up by 30 people in cars (lots), bikes (much less) and a bus (one bus load). I wish I could find it. They did this in the Elitch Gardens parking lot about seven or eight years ago.

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  5. The answer to life, the universe and everything is 42!

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  6. fun until a hummer tries to park on top of um'

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  7. The picture of cars vs bus is at the Union Station light rail station.

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  8. An other type of parking:

    http://www.emmett-photography.com/photos/517900930_hyoZt-XL.jpg

    And an other comparison of space:

    http://randomdude.com/images/car-bus-bike.jpg

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  9. @Anon 8:01 - Indeed!

    @-p - it's a powerful illustration.

    @Anon 9:11 - Any idea where to find that RTD image? It was very good.

    @Nicolas - Thanks for that.

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  10. Todd, there was definitely a different series of photos from Denver.

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  11. Awesome photograph. Really puts things in perspective.

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  12. also try:
    http://www.i-sustain.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3052

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  13. @Anon3:14 - thank you! That's similar to the one from Denver I've seen.

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