http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-13396 greg claxton Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:11:49 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/#comment-13396 >Of course, secure parking at destinations would work too! If I can meander for a moment, what would you consider secure? Bike lockers, or would something less than that be enough? >Of course, secure parking at destinations would work too!
If I can meander for a moment, what would you consider secure? Bike lockers, or would something less than that be enough?

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-13395 Ian Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:14:36 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/#comment-13395 I'm a member of the Cyclists' Touring Club (www.ctc.org.uk) in the UK and membership automatically covers you for third party insurance in the case of hitting someone. (At least, it did when I joined, I'll have to double check.) It also gives me access to a cycle specific insurance scheme, which I've just used to cover my girlfriend's shiny new folding bike. I’m a member of the Cyclists’ Touring Club (www.ctc.org.uk) in the UK and membership automatically covers you for third party insurance in the case of hitting someone. (At least, it did when I joined, I’ll have to double check.) It also gives me access to a cycle specific insurance scheme, which I’ve just used to cover my girlfriend’s shiny new folding bike.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-13394 Nick Aster Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:16:56 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/#comment-13394 Actually - with the price of bikes these days, theft insurance is not a bad idea. San Francisco, despite being a very safe city otherwise, has a major bike theft problem - you literally can't leave any bike worth more than $50 on the street anywhere. Of course, secure parking at destinations would work too! Actually – with the price of bikes these days, theft insurance is not a bad idea. San Francisco, despite being a very safe city otherwise, has a major bike theft problem – you literally can’t leave any bike worth more than $50 on the street anywhere. Of course, secure parking at destinations would work too!

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-13393 greg claxton Tue, 04 Oct 2005 17:39:09 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/10/get-on-board-the-bike-bonanza/#comment-13393 I've just started biking myself, and one of the things I've wondered about is whether there exists, or could exist, cycling insurance, for people who bike to commute or do other regular, on-the-road cycling. I guess it would be part health insurance, part damage for the bike (I'm assuming that one of the things that we'll start to see is costlier bikes for commuters), and part coverage for damage you may inflict on other people (pedestrians). It may be that none of that is of much worth except for the health part, which is probably covered already if a person has health insurance (and if they don't, how likely are they to get cycling insurance? enough to sustain a system like this?). I’ve just started biking myself, and one of the things I’ve wondered about is whether there exists, or could exist, cycling insurance, for people who bike to commute or do other regular, on-the-road cycling. I guess it would be part health insurance, part damage for the bike (I’m assuming that one of the things that we’ll start to see is costlier bikes for commuters), and part coverage for damage you may inflict on other people (pedestrians). It may be that none of that is of much worth except for the health part, which is probably covered already if a person has health insurance (and if they don’t, how likely are they to get cycling insurance? enough to sustain a system like this?).

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