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02-14-2007, 12:55 PM

D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch writes:

> My son is shopping for a college to attend. Some years ago I visited
> my brother at Brigham Young University and was astounded to see dozens of
> bikes rusting at a rack in mid-winter because the school has a rool
> against taking them inside the dorms. (Supposedly it's a fire hazard.)

If there's no room for them inside the dorms, such that they'd
get in the way during an evacuation, I could believe that.
Otherwise, it just sounds like a pretext that some administrator
would claim because he doesn't like bikes inside the dorms.

> I'm wondering if we should be thinking beater bike for my son in case he
> ends up at a school with similar rules.
> Anyone else care to comment on rules regarding the use and storage of
> bicycles at their alma mater?

We had no such rules at Michigan State. In fact there were bike
storage rooms inside the dorm that I lived in, where your bike
could be kept dry, warm, and safe from the elements.
--
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
--D. E. Knuth, "Structured Programming with go to Statements"

02-14-2007, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Pfaff Posts: n/a	Re: POLL: College Bike Regs D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch writes: > My son is shopping for a college to attend. Some years ago I visited > my brother at Brigham Young University and was astounded to see dozens of > bikes rusting at a rack in mid-winter because the school has a rool > against taking them inside the dorms. (Supposedly it's a fire hazard.) If there's no room for them inside the dorms, such that they'd get in the way during an evacuation, I could believe that. Otherwise, it just sounds like a pretext that some administrator would claim because he doesn't like bikes inside the dorms. > I'm wondering if we should be thinking beater bike for my son in case he > ends up at a school with similar rules. > Anyone else care to comment on rules regarding the use and storage of > bicycles at their alma mater? We had no such rules at Michigan State. In fact there were bike storage rooms inside the dorm that I lived in, where your bike could be kept dry, warm, and safe from the elements. -- "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." --D. E. Knuth, "Structured Programming with go to Statements"