These are found in Lisbon. Are they common in the rest of Europe?

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  1. Never seem those in the Netherlands, and there’s no shortage of bikes.

    Why are these even built? I understand what their purpose is, but what’s wrong with the alternative; placing your feet on the ground? It’s free

  2. No, the rest of us here in NL either have:

    – a leg to stand on
    – enough wheels to not need to fall over

  3. Seems stupid, one cyclist will have slightly higher comfort, rest behind him will not. It adds another obstacle for no good reason. I smell a scam with public spending or euro funds.

  4. There are a few of those in Copenhagen. They’re confortable, it’s nice to have particularly in places where the lights take some time to turn, but then again it’s only gonna be used by the frist or first 2 bikes in the queue.

  5. Why is it so big…?

    There’s only room for one person anyway, so why is it so long? No way two people can put their hand/foot on it at the same time.

    I like the idea but the execution is kinda silly.

  6. I don’t see the point of adding facilities that cost taxpayers, and are ugly and in the way, for WHAT?
    To prevent a cyclist from putting one foot on the ground?
    But soon we will also have to pay someone to wipe our ass when we go to the bathroom?
    The futility of chasing useless things, the laziness, the stupidity of focusing on insignificant elements and not focusing on what really matters is becoming a problem.
    Do an automatic shit picker, I’ve got the city full of dog shit.

  7. If you actually need this, it means that you have your bike seat/saddle set too high. Ideally your feet can just touch the ground in a convenient way to stand still without tilting too much.

    It does look convenient though, so let’s introduce them in more places!

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