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Good Design: Curb-Mounted Handle and Footrest for Bicyclists to Hang Onto at Stoplights
We already have larger versions of these in Denmark (which I believe are made in Poland or Sweden). They make a big difference when you have a load on your bike such as a child in a seat or cargo bags on both sides of the rear wheel. The longer "bench-like" design can be used by up to 3 cyclists, but usually the first cyclist who arrives at the stand takes up the who space by parking in the middle. So maybe 3 smaller stands are better than one big long rail. Either way, this is a really good idea as it also prevents pedestrians stepping out on the bike path to cut a shortcut across the road at a junction.
In discussing this same photo with some bike commuting design colleagues, we concluded that this object was likely placed here not to allow people this comfort, but to *prevent* them from performing the same maneuver using the pole in front (which would put much of the bike, in not the rider, into traffic)
Might be so as well, but it Actually helps you take off quicker when green. Making more people able to cross before its red again.