Bikes on the DLR

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The option of using public transport to return home due to breakdown, weather or tiredness should not be underestimated and the Thames out east is a big barrier.

this isn't hard to understand, is it? when you're out in woolwich or gallions reach and it's cold/rainy and late, home might seem a long way away. the ability to put your bike on the DLR to get you either across the river or somewhere more central, makes cycling a whole lot more attractive.

on a purely personal front, it makes it more likely that I'll attend SE socials if I'm stuck out east after the ferry has closed. I'm too lazy to do the foot tunnel and stairs.

I do wonder whether they will need to enforce or advertise variations to "off-peak = can take bike", I know it's always in the small print anyway that it's dependent on how busy the train is, but the line between Canning Town and Excel is sometimes sardines, even off peak.