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Waverley request

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  1. algo
    Member

    As I walked my bike through the station to the bike parking, observing the requirement to dismount and behave without reproach and listening to the various warnings about antisocial cycling, cycle parking, looking at bikes, thinking about bikes - a ScotRail employee came to tell me sharply to switch my (dynamo) lights off as they confuse the guards.

    I think this is daft and indicative of a general culture of disproportionate cyclist scrutiny which is everywhere in the station and on trains in general.

    Is this a reasonable request - I can't really tell. It felt daft at the time?

    Posted 4 years ago #

  2. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Railway stations generally don't like red and white lights that aren't attached to trains or otherwise uncontrolled. I've always made a point of switching my lights off when I reach the gates to a concourse, and I don't switch them on again until I've reached the outside.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  3. algo
    Member

    Thanks for that - I was unaware. That makes sense, it just felt unnecessarily censorious at the time

    Posted 4 years ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    Yeah I got told off once (red light - probably flashing), seems silly, but understandable (and reasonable).

    Posted 4 years ago #

  5. CocoShepherd
    Member

    There is a recorded announcement which plays over the loudspeaker at Waverley, something along the lines of "Cyclists are reminded to park their bikes responsibly in allocated cycle parking areas. Any bikes parked outwith these areas will be removed."

    Why cyclists and not passengers with bikes? I'm sure it makes people think 'oh for goodness sake, cyclists not parking where they should. Cyclists are terrible' or thoughts to that effect...

    Posted 4 years ago #

  6. wingpig
    Member

    O sometimes park there for the security aspect when not travelling by train, though I have been and like to be a passenger, so would need either warning.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  7. CocoShepherd
    Member

    Yes good point.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  8. fimm
    Member

    Yes, I've also been asked to turn off a red flashing light. The reasoning makes sense, even if it seems a bit excessive to the non-specialist.
    After all, it is by being really precise about safety that the railways have improved their safety record to such an extent (what would roads look like if we behaved like that there?)

    (We have friends who work in office based jobs in the oil industry. One was telling me that they are not allowed to carry a coffee back to their desk, and they must hold handrails while moving around the building, because these are the rules that apply on oil rigs.)

    Posted 4 years ago #

  9. steveo
    Member

    I've got a mate who is ex-EXXON, they're not even allowed to store booze in their car in the car park after a certain incident in Alaska.

    Posted 4 years ago #

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