July 20th, 2017: Lotsa Bikes

xoxoxoBruce · 07-19-2017, 11:12 PM

Hangzhou, China decided they might help their air pollution problem by spending $24 million to start a bike share program.
Know what, it fucking worked, it really did help. But then free enterprise got into the act with “dockless bikes” and suddenly
bikes were chained to everything that didn’t move throughout the whole city.

The city government finally got fed up and the police seized 23,000 bikes and hauled them off to a “graveyard” in March.
There they sit, rusting away, a reminder of how a good successful program can be screwed by greedy “free enterprise” dudes.
Guess they’ll have to go back to selling Cutco knives.

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SPUCK · 07-21-2017, 03:18 AM

That is completely appalling on so many levels.

Diaphone Jim · 07-22-2017, 11:06 AM

Damn, that's a lot of bikes. But only one for every 60 thousand or so Chinese.
I wonder if it is just an illusion that some kind of color-coding was used in parking them.

sexobon · 07-22-2017, 10:00 PM

It's the Chinese antithesis to the Japanese garden.

07-19-2017, 11:12 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	July 20th, 2017: Lotsa Bikes Hangzhou, China decided they might help their air pollution problem by spending $24 million to start a bike share program. Know what, it fucking worked, it really did help. But then free enterprise got into the act with “dockless bikes” and suddenly bikes were chained to everything that didn’t move throughout the whole city. The city government finally got fed up and the police seized 23,000 bikes and hauled them off to a “graveyard” in March. There they sit, rusting away, a reminder of how a good successful program can be screwed by greedy “free enterprise” dudes. Guess they’ll have to go back to selling Cutco knives. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-21-2017, 03:18 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That is completely appalling on so many levels.

07-22-2017, 11:06 AM	#3
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Damn, that's a lot of bikes. But only one for every 60 thousand or so Chinese. I wonder if it is just an illusion that some kind of color-coding was used in parking them.

07-22-2017, 10:00 PM	#4
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	It's the Chinese antithesis to the Japanese garden.

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