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Portland, Oregon had a similar service in 90s. Painted yellow bicycles have been scattered along Downtown sidewalks free and available to anyone who needs one.
by wave 18y ago
Portland, Oregon had a similar service in 90s. Painted yellow bicycles have been scattered along Downtown sidewalks free and available to anyone who needs one. Unfortunately, it was unsustainable due to theft and vandalism of the bicycles.
- jrockway 18y agoWhat is it about American cities that make things like this fail? Why do free bikes get stolen in the US, but not in France? (I'm an American, and I wonder why we have so much petty crime here but not in, say, Tokyo.)
- muhfuhkuh 18y agoA culture that prizes freedom over community breeds alot of action for the sake of it. You know, the whole "because fuck it, that's why" mentality. Additionally, Tokyo, as a populace, is much more collective and like-minded. A hive-mind, to be more blunt and offensive. Individual actions are taken in context of the whole rather than analyzed by itself. Thus, there is just about only bowing as a greeting there; whereas in the US, there's your choice of fist-bumps, high-fives, daps, pounds, pound-hugs, skins, or variations thereof. It's even distinctive by region or even state and city, or RACE. So, because fuck it, that's why.
- Tichy 18y agoThe article mentions quite a few thefts in Paris, too.