So, UT-Austin usually at least acts like they are trying to encourage cycling. My building used to have bike racks at all four corners (until construction blocked of one of those corners). Every time I ride to the gym the racks there are full and I'm tempted by the many bikeless meters out front. For some reason I allow this menacing sign to thwart my convenient parking. I'm pretty sure the threat is empty (I've seen a bike out there for the past two weeks), but I was silly enough to put a UT registration sticker on my ride, which I'm now convinced is just a ploy so they can send me a fine if they find my bike somewhere they don't like.
I get why you're not supposed to lock up on a railing, somebody might need to hold it, but what's wrong with me squeezing a little extra use outta this meter. I'm pretty sure they still work when there is a bike locked to them...
