Re: A Bicycle Safety Parable

On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:21:49 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 7/23/2024 12:36 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

 
Also, I suspect that if I build a lift today, the neighborhood kids
will turn it into an amusement park ride.

Sell ride tickets!

I don't plan to build anything big enough (and safe enough) support
the weight of kids or adults.  One "bundle" of green oak firewood is
about all I plan to drag up the hill.  Maybe 60 lbs at most.  I don't
plan to build a funicular tram, trolley or cable car:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=funicular+tram&tbm=isch>
However, some of the kits and DIY project look interesting:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=funicular+tram+diy&tbm=isch>
<https://thedockdoctors.com/hillside-trolleys>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqFtr4qP-64>

Incidentally, seasoned oak firewood weighs about 6,000 lbs.  I'll be
lifting 2 cords or 12,000 lbs.  If I burn firewood 180 days/year, that
will be roughly 67 pounds per day to lift.



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