tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post2010022215742645262..comments2023-06-21T11:58:47.093-04:00Comments on West Side Action: Aloha rack and rollEric Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-82559511452821240172010-03-13T10:56:59.136-05:002010-03-13T10:56:59.136-05:00Charles: yes, the bike racks were stainless steel....Charles: yes, the bike racks were stainless steel. And if used by a single bike, it was on the outermost position every time I noticed a bike ... which makes it difficult to mount a second or third bike, without having to move the first bike. It appealed to me that for $2 you could take the bus to the other side of the island and go cycling ... sort of like an octranspo bus to smith's falls.<br />While riding the buses -- and we took some longish runs of 90 minutes and an hour each, we "tuned out" the announcements when we were far from our destination and tuned in when we were closer to where we wanted to get off. <br />The sound was very muted at the front of the bus.<br />-thanks for reading, EricEric Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-54012374696569105322010-03-12T13:45:00.209-05:002010-03-12T13:45:00.209-05:00I rode a bus in Hamamatsu, Japan, that had a simil...I rode a bus in Hamamatsu, Japan, that had a similar announcement feature (it helped that many of the stops had names that translated to things like "in front of the station," "near the department store," etc.) - AND, the bus shelters had screens on them that announced the position of the bus via GPS and how long it would take to get there. Not when it was *scheduled* to be there, but where it was and *when* it would be there. I've been longing for something similar here in Ottawa ever since. <br /><br />And three-bike rack-and-rolls? We should be so lucky.Kate (and Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-65452625731698358922010-03-12T11:24:43.679-05:002010-03-12T11:24:43.679-05:00The bike racks they have are probably stainless st...The bike racks they have are probably stainless steel, too, despite Hawaii not having a winter.<br /><br />But for the bus stop calling, can you imagine 40 minutes, twice a day, every workday, having to listen to all that chatter? I know it would drive me insane!Charles A-Mhttp://centretown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com