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#1 Re: Other » Where can I lock my bike? » 2010-02-17 20:48:32

I love Amtrak!
I took a trip from Austin to New York and back.
The views through Pennsylvania were amazing!

#2 Re: Other » Where can I lock my bike? » 2010-02-17 16:24:32

The racks are on the Capital grounds. Even if I did ask the "management company" for more racks I'm sure it would take 6 or 7 legislative sessions before it was even brought to the floor.


That trooper wasn't stationed near me today, so I had no problems locking it to the same signage as I've always done. The trooper who was stationed actually waved hello to me.


Weird life.

#3 Re: Other » Where can I lock my bike? » 2010-02-16 18:19:01

I'm hoping not to see her again, but if I do, I will.

Thanks for posting!

#4 Re: Other » Where can I lock my bike? » 2010-02-16 15:58:20

The sign in question was cemented into a grassy area, so impeding sidewalk traffic wasn't an issue. I prefer to lock to a bicycle rack, but by the time I show up for work, all the bike racks look like jenga explosions. The last thing I want to do is lock my bike, jam in anothers in the process, and then raise the wrath of a fellow biker. I do know that the trooper was new or I have never seen her before. She didn't gripe when I locked my bike to a different parking sign just 10 feet away, so I don't really know why that sign was such a big no no.

#5 Other » Where can I lock my bike? » 2010-02-16 12:53:46

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I did a search for this post, but nothing came up so I figured I'd post here and see if anyone can answer me. I just got yelled at by a State Trooper for locking my bike to a parking sign. I've been locking here for a year and a half and this is the first I've heard anything about it. What are the laws? Any links? Oh yeah, it's wasn't on the Capital grounds, but close enough for a Trooper to see me.

THANK YOU!!

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