BUS RIDES FOR BIKES

AN INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION CONCEPT IS BEING DEMONSTRATED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITH THE ASSIGNMENT OF A CONTRACT WITH THE SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BICYCLE TRAILERS WHICH CAN BE TOWED BY BUSES. THE COMMUTER WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE HIS CAR IN THE GARAGE, PEDAL HIS BIKE TO THE NEAREST SPECIAL BUS STOP, QUICKLY CLAMP IT INTO THE CYCLE TRAILER, CLIMB ABOARD THE BUS AND RELAX IN LEISURELY COMFORT WHILE THE "FREEWAY FLYER" SPEEDS DOWNTOWN. AT THE STOP NEAREST HIS DESTINATION, THE COMMUTER WOULD RETRIEVE HIS BIKE FROM A QUICK-CLAMP RACK DEVICE AND CONTINUE SPEEDILY TO HIS OFFICE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Calif Business & Transp Magazine

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• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-1
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Bus transportation; Buses; Commuting; Cyclists; Trailers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224552
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 1982 12:00AM