Japan’s Amazing Automated Earthquake-Proof Underground Bike Parking Facility

Ar the doors supposed to slam shut on the wheels?
See last frames of video…

I work for a Japanese company so I’m used to it, but why does the voice over in this video have to be in Jinglish?

-Yes, the door mechanism catches the front wheel and holds the bike in place, (not slams, it’s fast sensor technology and will have passed abrasion testing), it stabilizes the bike for the grabber mechanism. It’s efficient.

-The ‘jinglish’ you refer to is probably because the japanese to english translators are subcontracted to a run of the mill company that complies with a certain (sometimes annoying) tone and accent common denominator. Overall, translating on the spot is difficult. No point in complaining. But I have to say the narrator had great pronunciation of Japanese words.

-There would most likely be a sensor that detected if the bike did not conform to pre-set size restrictions. Japanese design would easily incorporate such a thing. A tandem bike would not get grabbed. If you ride a tandem bike in a metropolis, I think you will have other issues going on.

This design is great. Good example of how new technology from disparate industries can be applied to create/evolve any stubborn problems. And bike problems are always worth fixing. Long live a moon light bike.

@chuck…probably because it’s broadcast by NHK, a Japanese public broadcasting company. You don’t sound “used to it”. You sound like a typical closeted bigot that is annoyed by anyone that doesn’t talk like you.

The lengths we go to, to keep our bikes safe. Sad, really, that we need to keep them in underground vaults, just to keep thieves away.

I looks awesome… but i can’t help but think some moron would run through the doors when they opened to try and steal a bike.

I can imagine this in someplace in like NYC and being filled with trash and urine in about a week.