{"id":1933,"date":"2016-11-02T10:03:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T09:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/02\/92-bekeuringen-voor-fout-geparkeerde-fietsen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:00:31","slug":"92-bekeuringen-voor-fout-geparkeerde-fietsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/02\/92-bekeuringen-voor-fout-geparkeerde-fietsen\/","title":{"rendered":"92 fines issued for incorrectly parked bicycles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since early October campus security has handed out 92 \u2018administrative measures\u2019 to people who have parked their bicycles in areas of the campus where this is not permitted. Exceptions were made for areas where it was \u2018too crowded\u2019 to park correctly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the same story every year\u201d, sighs head of EUR security Jelle Jager. \u201cThe rules are very simple: you are required to place your bicycle in a bicycle shelter.\u201d But not everybody listens and that\u2019s why campus security chains up incorrectly parked bicycles. To have the chain removed, the owner must first pay \u20ac7.50.<\/p>\n

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During the first month of the academic year security traditionally warns people by way of a notification placed on the bicycle \u2013 this is for newcomers who may not be familiar with parking regulations for bicycles. Starting 1 October, campus security issues an administrative fine of \u20ac7.50. By now Jager is familiar with the excuses given by parking offenders. \u201cUsually they\u2019re too late for class, or they come up with the well-known excuse \u2018I only meant to park here for five minutes\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, campus security sometimes shows leniency. \u201cWe sometimes turn a blind eye in cases where there just isn\u2019t enough space to park a bicycle. Two hundred parking places for bicycles are being built, so we\u2019ll be a bit more lenient until these new parking places are ready,\u201d says Jager.<\/p>\n

Jager doesn\u2019t refer to the charge of \u20ac 7.50 as a fine or a ticket, he calls it an \u2018administrative measure\u2019. \u201cEUR doesn\u2019t earn anything through this measure, it\u2019s just to cover the costs incurred by security for placing and removing the chain as well as for the administration costs. It costs our people a lot of time, and time is money\u201d, explains Jager.<\/p>\n\n\t

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