Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht (opens in new tab)

(bicycledutch.wordpress.com)

84 pointsPieSquared11y ago25 comments

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errtnsd11y ago· 4 in thread

They also showed some outside parking places. Security is not a problem inside but what about outside? Do the cameras serve a dual role, is the bike insured against theft?

Cthulhu_11y ago

No, bikes are almost never insured against theft, that's the person's own responsibility (lock and chain), and even then sometimes you're just out of luck. Having your bike stolen is one of the experiences every Dutchman has to go through. That's also why there's a huge secondhand / cheap bike trade, or why you won't see much expensive bikes in the big cities like that. And for the few kilometers (if that) between your house and a train station, you don't really need anything fancy either.

errtnsd11y ago

I can lock the bike almost anywhere anyway, I thought this would help protect it.

I don't see any reason to use this service.

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BetaMechazawa11y ago

Most of the time cameras are present.

errtnsd11y ago

They use cameras for counting free spaces as they mention in the video. Nothing is said about security. Having cameras does not mean you have actual recording and surveillance.

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PieSquaredOP11y ago· 2 in thread

It may also interest people here that the guidance system is written in Haskell. I originally saw this on Reddit, where one of the authors provides a bit more information on the technical aspects of the system [0].

[0] http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/3959r0/haskellbased...

trenchant11y ago

Thanks. I thought I noticed a Haskell logo sticker on that developer's laptop in the photo...

vdijkbas11y ago

That's me and my laptop :-)

As I mentioned in the reddit comments we're using Haskell for most parts of the system (frontend via GHCJS, web application servers, protocol implementations). For dev-ops we use the Nix ecosystem: NixOS & nixops.

hasperdi11y ago· 2 in thread

I live in Utrecht and I think it's a waste of taxpayer's money. Too complicated solution for a simple problem.

matthewmacleod11y ago

What's the simpler solution?

stefanve11y ago

I'm from Utrecht as well I think this is great ☺

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25 comments

11 comments · 3 top-level

errtnsd11y ago· 4 in thread

They also showed some outside parking places. Security is not a problem inside but what about outside? Do the cameras serve a dual role, is the bike insured against theft?

Cthulhu_11y ago

errtnsd11y ago

I can lock the bike almost anywhere anyway, I thought this would help protect it.

I don't see any reason to use this service.

4 more replies

BetaMechazawa11y ago

Most of the time cameras are present.

errtnsd11y ago

They use cameras for counting free spaces as they mention in the video. Nothing is said about security. Having cameras does not mean you have actual recording and surveillance.

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PieSquaredOP11y ago· 2 in thread

[0] http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/3959r0/haskellbased...

trenchant11y ago

Thanks. I thought I noticed a Haskell logo sticker on that developer's laptop in the photo...

vdijkbas11y ago

That's me and my laptop :-)

hasperdi11y ago· 2 in thread

I live in Utrecht and I think it's a waste of taxpayer's money. Too complicated solution for a simple problem.

matthewmacleod11y ago

What's the simpler solution?

stefanve11y ago

I'm from Utrecht as well I think this is great ☺

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