Installing bicycle racks at the University of Malta is a good idea in principle, but this photo suggests the concept has not quite caught on yet.

"This is how the future breed of Malta embraces infrastructures aimed at promoting sustainable lifestyles," wrote a Times of Malta reader who sent in this photo of motorbikes taking up bicycle space.

Times of Malta could not verify whether the motorbikes pictured belong to University students, staff or visitors. 

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Parking spots at the University can be extremely hard to come by, despite efforts to promote car-pooling as well as a scheme offering students heavily-discounted bus tickets in exchange for leaving their cars at home. 

A study released earlier this week found that three out of every four University students use their car to get to campus. Just two per cent used a motorbike, while an even lower fraction - a mere one per cent - ride to University by bicycle. 

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