The Bike Police

The Bike Police

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exposureTime 0.017 s (1/60) (1/60)
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DateTime 2007:10:24 13:41:33
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In the United States, illegally parked cars are towed away. In Japan, illegally parked bicycles are loaded on a flatbed and held hostage until their owners pay a 3000 or so yen fee to get them back. Here are the "bike police" on the scene, hauling away bicycles in Shibuya, Tokyo.
24. October 2007, 13:41 show comments (0) Posted in: Cityscape/Urban,Japan,Tokyo The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://peterjacobs.megurosystems.com/2007/10/24/the-bike-police Full size image