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> Others have these vertical slats that you can stick your front tire in between, but you can't lock your frame to anything secure.

This is probably copied from Copenhagen, where it's by far the most common type of rack.

Bicycles simply aren't locked to anything secure, unless you bring your own cable lock. That's something you might do with a flashy, new racing bike, or any other very new bike left outside e.g. into the late evening or night, although insurance should cover theft anyway.

If you have a kickstand, you don't even need to use the rack.

Fancy example: https://pricetags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/norreport-2....

(The blame is still with the designer; it's obvious this isn't appropriate in many places outside Denmark.)