Bicycle Parking... Please Do Not Lock Your Bike to a Tree

WABA and DDOT Remind Cyclists Not to Lock Bikes to Small Trees
www.waba.org

this video on the BIKEHUGGER page depicts what could happen if you lock your bicycle to a tree in an urban area
Video on BikeHugger

there is a shortage of bicycle parking in the city
Bicycle Friendly Businesses should be alert to their bicycle riding consumers and request an expansion of the bicycle parking in front of their establishments

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I think that the standard U SHAPED hitching post is a flawed design
someone needs to build a better mousetrap
more bikes could be locked in that same size area with a different design