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The problem of China's huge bike graveyards [video]
- dang 8y agoRelated recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16961726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16961726
- stephengillie 8y agoThis is a failure of collection because buying new bikes is apparently cheaper than the cost of collecting and repairing existing bikes. [0] It's reminiscent of glass bottle deposits in the USA and other places.[1] Should municipalities charge a mandatory $20 bike deposit? If nothing else, it would incentivize beggars and others looking for a quick buck - they could collect rogue bikes and return them for a deposit. Not sure how to incentivize fixing bikes over replacing, short of a tax or regulation on new bikes. Especially in cultures where even cell phones and computers get replaced instead of fixed. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16964298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16964298 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_deposit_legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_deposit_legislation
- otempomores 8y agoChinas innovation culture favouring to copy the successful.