The long-awaited project for 11 million crowns has become a reality. Automatic parking for bicycles at the railway station Labem since Saturday is used by cyclists and neighboring municipalities. They pay either five crowns, or the Czech Railways, and the bicycle storage for 24 hours free of charge and can keeping a safety vest.
"It took two years to build this building, but it took most of the time for the administration. The tower itself had grown in two months and something, and it was done so well before Christmas, so we can say that it is such a Christmas present for residents was rejoiced at the ceremonial opening of the cycle.
This first automatic bicycle rides in the Central Bohemian Region represents for cyclists not only a place to park their bikes, but also a perfectly safe deposit box. "More and more popular are, for example, an electric school that can park people without worry. Together with the wheel in the vault, cyclists can also have all the necessary safety features, such as helmets, reflective vests, ribbons, and shopping carts, "says Rudolf, a patent for the device.
There are up to 118 rounds in the wheelchair. Parking takes only a few seconds. Just cycle the front and rear wheels to the groove on the entrance floor, based on video instructions that are played when the cyclist arrives. Then he presses the START button and the wheel is already parked automatically.
According to Rudolf, the bike will go behind the door; the owner will receive a ticket, which at that moment has the value of his bike and leaves. When the ticket is loaded again, the wheel arrives at the input module. Only when the bicycle is picked up, the owner pays the above five crowns or adds the Inkers to the reader, and parking is free of charge. In the tower, the bicycle is insured against any damage or theft.
Whoever does not want to use the gear can lock the wheel in the racks that will stand in the area next to the parking tower. "But we would definitely not let people leave their bikes on the platforms even it keep the reflective tape. Security in such cases will point out that we have a parking tower and bicycle stands next to the station, "the Mayor adds. The whole project cost about 11 million crowns. 90 percent covered European subsidies, the remaining half a Central Bohemian region and the city. According to Karle Octave, the region has in its budget prepared money for other cycling in the region.
