Dockless Bikeshare – The Dockpocalypse Nears

[LhasaCM]

@PeteD 176380 wrote:

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With the wheel lock only half engaged. Looks like one of the ones the neighborhood kids unlock with pliers instead of a cell phone.

[Judd]

Has anyone tried one of the dockless scooters yet?

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[rcannon100]

@Judd 176448 wrote:

Has anyone tried one of the dockless scooters yet?

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I heard you tried a dockless traffic cone.

[Judd]

@rcannon100 176450 wrote:

I heard you tried a dockless traffic cone.

The problem with dockless traffic cones is that people just park them anywhere.

There’s one of these on either side of the bridge over the channel in LBJ. Waiting for accordioneur to rescue them in his kayak.

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[Judd]

I chatted with a guy riding a scooter (his own) in the 15th St Cycletrack yesterday. It was pretty neat. It had integrated headlights and also a horn.

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[PeteD]

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I think the most unfortunate side effect of the dockless bike share will be the unexpected CaBi bills.

[DCAKen]

@PeteD 176459 wrote:

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I think the most unfortunate side effect of the dockless bike share will be the unexpected CaBi bills.

I ran an errand on Saturday, starting and finishing at the same CaBi station. I saw a CaBi left in the doorway of a building as I walked to the station. Since it was still there when I walked by after my errand, I decided to take pity on the person and docked for them. Of course, in the back of my mind, I was thinking, “Time for a joyride!”

[Judd]

@PeteD 176459 wrote:

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I think the most unfortunate side effect of the dockless bike share will be the unexpected CaBi bills.

I’ve seen this happen several times since the dockless pilot began. The CaBi folks are rather forgiving on correcting bills.

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[Judd]

ofo has been expelled from the North American Bikeshare Association for violating NABSA’s Code of Conduct. ofo’s violated the code by lobbying the Florida State legislature for legislation that was harmful to local community control of bikeshare decisions.

http://nabsa.net/2018/03/22/nabsa-expels-ofo-us-limited-code-conduct-violation/

[bobco85]

News from Seattle which started taking on dockless bikeshare around the same time as DC: in order to deal with the problem of doBi clutter, Seattle is testing out having actual dockless bikeshare parking:https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2018/03/21/seattle-tests-low-budget-painted-bike-parking-to-make-bike-share-more-orderly/

Here’s a pic of one of the doBi parking spaces in use:
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[jctonett]

@Judd 176811 wrote:

ofo has been expelled from the North American Bikeshare Association for violating NABSA’s Code of Conduct. ofo’s violated the code by lobbying the Florida State legislature for legislation that was harmful to local community control of bikeshare decisions.

http://nabsa.net/2018/03/22/nabsa-expels-ofo-us-limited-code-conduct-violation/

Ah. We all love rent seeking, unless it’s someone seeking to end our rent…

[Oldtowner]

News from Seattle which started taking on dockless bikeshare around the same time as DC: in order to deal with the problem of doBi clutter, Seattle is testing out having actual dockless bikeshare parking:https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2018…-more-orderly/

Here’s a pic of one of the doBi parking spaces in use:

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Great idea. It’s almost like…..a dock.

[n18]

@Oldtowner 176853 wrote:

News from Seattle which started taking on dockless bikeshare around the same time as DC: in order to deal with the problem of doBi clutter, Seattle is testing out having actual dockless bikeshare parking:https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2018…-more-orderly/

Here’s a pic of one of the doBi parking spaces in use:

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Great idea. It’s almost like…..a dock.

Here is the correct link:

https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2018/03/21/seattle-tests-low-budget-painted-bike-parking-to-make-bike-share-more-orderly/

[wheelswings]

I’m not sure if anyone’s posted this yet…a photo-essay in The Atlantic on the bike-share oversupply in China. Amazing pictures.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/

[Steve O]

Of course, we’ve gotten used to these kinds of things related to automobiles.
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