Just in case, previous NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/world/asia/beijing-bike-sharing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/world/asia/beiji

Just in case, previous NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/world/asia/beijing-bike-sharing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/world/asia/beijing-bike-s... On other news, this summer, August, Mobike started being deployed in Florence and Milan, Italy: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-07/26/content_30250146.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-07/26/content_302... it is too early/too few bikes are in service yet, next test will be London: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/mobike-china-bike-sharing-scheme-london-launch-boris-bicycles-no-docking-stations-santander-a7868916.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/mobik... but I bet we'll soon see if Europeans will be more polite than the Chinese ... Manchester, UK, seems like having the same issues: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/16/manchesters-bike-share-scheme-isnt-working-because-people-dont-know-how-to-share https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/16/manche... In any case the Chinese problems must be large enough to have the Government intervene: https://phys.org/news/2017-08-china-issues-bike-sharing-guidelines-complaints.html https://phys.org/news/2017-08-china-issues-bike-sharing-guid...