[bikeqld] Hilton owns the footpath too!

[Ian Lister]

As another (more anecdotal) data point, my local shopping centre is (or 
was) in the habit of having its security guards put nastygrams on bikes 
not parked in their cruddy, non-AS2890.3 bike racks. These nastygrams 
claimed that the bicycle in question was parked illegally and threatened 
more serious action if it was found parked like that again. I don't 
actually recall how explicit or specific the threat was.

Anyway, one day I had a bit of a chat to one of the security guards I 
spotted tagging a bike with one of these nastygrams. I was interested in 
establishing whether there was any substance to the claim of illegality, 
and what action they took against repeat offenders. He was fairly adamant 
that of course it was illegal because it was private property (which 
seemed like a non sequitur that I chose not to pursue any further), but 
fairly readily conceded that the centre didn't actually follow through and 
do anything more than post the notes on the bikes.

So, perhaps the Hilton is full of hot air too.

Cheers,

Ian

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Mick Fanning wrote:
> A few years ago the shopping centres were wheel clamping cars that were 
> overstaying their welcome. The courts decided that this was interfering 
> with private property so they had to stop. I would guess that cutting a 
> bike lock in this circumstance would also be interfering with private 
> property.
> 
> Mick Fanning