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Another bike-up-the-hill idea would be to take the basic ski t-bar/pom approach. I have wondered whether a simple continuous rope belt with loops or knots to hold would allow a reasonably experienced cyclist to get hauled up a hill. It would need to move fairly fast to allow for stability, but that would also make it fairly attractive as a commute-assist.
I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
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It seems very safe, given the slow speed. If someone falls off, and falls over, it will be a sideways fall, likely a fall off the bike. If the bike or the person then forms an obstruction, people further down the Trampe can pull their foot off. stand on the curb, and then either walk or bike up the hill, likely (though this might vary depending on local) first helping the person who fell.
The very precariousness of resting your foot on a small metal plate would seem to improve the safety of the device, since there's very little that could catch and drag someone, which is an issue of concern with any automated people mover. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
However, there is a project being built of a nature you didn't mention : a bicycle tunnel. The same Croix Rousse hill has a road tunnel running under it. A second tube was required, to bring it up to modern security norms; this tube will be dedicated to bicycle, pedestrian and bus traffic. It's to open in 2014. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Lyon is becoming a fairly decent place to ride a bike.
And with that... I'm on my bike (down the dreaded Croix Rousse hill) It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
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