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> This has been a problem with bike and scooter services in many cities globally. This is hilarious. People are mowed down by cars every day, but somehow scoot

> This has been a problem with bike and scooter services in many cities globally. This is hilarious. People are mowed down by cars every day, but somehow scooters being left in annoying areas is the issue?

dredmorbius 9y ago
This isn't a case of a small and occasional nuisance. This _Atlantic_ piece has already been cited in-thread, but it deserves a re-airing: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversup... https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2018/03/bikes/b01_RTX3SB7P/main_1500.jpg?1521743422 https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2018/03/b... An image search turns up more instances: https://www.google.com/search?tbs=imgo%3A1&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=cObVWr_NKOXEjwTcko64DA&q=abandoned+bike-share&oq=abandoned+bike-share&gs_l=psy-ab.3...7044.8194.0.8385.10.10.0.0.0.0.168.966.3j6.9.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.5.481...0j0i67k1j0i8i30k1j0i24k1j0i30k1j0i13k1j0i8i13i30k1.0.xrIluU75El8 https://www.google.com/search?tbs=imgo%3A1&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=... And: for the record, I bike, and have done so for decades. It's fair to recognise real problems, however, and not trivialise or dismiss them uncharitably.