I am very cynical. I lived in Amsterdam in the late seventies. They had a yellow bike scheme. You just jumped on a yellow bike if you saw one available.
They were all stolen in a few months. It won't work. We have no respect for our city, less so than Amsterdam which is clean and well maintained.
Dublin is dirty.
Originally Posted by robert151410
I couldn't disagree more. Bike riding is a wonderful feature of life in the Netherlands. It's clean, respectful of the environment, and it promotes health and fitness. If a cycle scheme like the one in Dublin helps encourage more people to use bicycles instead of cars and public transport, then that's a good thing. It won't happen overnight and I'm sure a scheme like this will have teething problems. Nevertheless, it is a positive initiative and everyone should try and be optimistic about it.
Is that in your pack? I only signed up earlier today so have not read that. Anyway i won't be using any for more than half an hour so I'm not too concerned. Have me own bike for regular use
How the frack does that device work?No, the anti-theft device is what they call the built-in bike lock you're meant to use to secure it when you nip into the shop or whatever, it's in the basket here:
How did it go in Lyon and barcelona? the latter is not exactly renowned for low levels of petty crime. Apparently Decaux learned many lessons the hard way in Paris so maybe it'll work better hereI'm not cynical either - I'm looking at how it's worked in Paris and the petty crime level in the areas it's deployed in here. That's realism, not cynicism.
We need to radically change every system that has enabled the wholesale destruction of the Irish landscape, rural and urban. There is no time for incremental step by step measures. The systems have failed utterly and the only hope for a real recovery requires the rule book to be torn up completely.
It seems to work very well in Barcelona. I have a friend there and she uses the bikes everyday to go everywhere.
Well you can't "just jump" on a Dublin Bike. You need to put in credit card details.
And if you don't respect your fellow Dubs and believe the place is dirty, the airport is very close to the city as is the port
We need to radically change every system that has enabled the wholesale destruction of the Irish landscape, rural and urban. There is no time for incremental step by step measures. The systems have failed utterly and the only hope for a real recovery requires the rule book to be torn up completely.
Not sure. They're listed on the website as a rather discrete, tucked away pdf link on the signup form.I'm not sure that anyone ever actually plans to have their bicycle stolen...i won't be using any for more than half an hour so I'm not too concernedAs do I. I'm a fan of the cycling idea - I just think this is a ripoff and we're welcoming it with open arms in the midst of a recession!Have me own bike for regular useNot sure, I didn't think to look at it too closely today.How the frack does that device work?All I've heard from either location is anecdotal evidence, of the same kind of gist as the figures from Paris.How did it go in Lyon and barcelona? the latter is not exactly renowned for low levels of petty crime.I didn't see flotation devices on the bikes...Apparently Decaux learned many lessons the hard way in Paris so maybe it'll work better here
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Sure you can. You just have to mug the person on it first. Or swipe it when an inattentive tourist leaves it unattended for a moment.Ah, the IYDLIGTFO argument.And if you don't respect your fellow Dubs and believe the place is dirty, the airport is very close to the city as is the port
Mind you, it's not a question of belief, it's a question of comparative observation.
And the proximity of exit points is going to be useful in the next year or three as half of us emigrate chasing work...
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Why would you mug someone for a horrible bike when it's just as easy to do so for a nice good one?
We need to radically change every system that has enabled the wholesale destruction of the Irish landscape, rural and urban. There is no time for incremental step by step measures. The systems have failed utterly and the only hope for a real recovery requires the rule book to be torn up completely.
Why would you bother to vandalise a bike at all alonso?
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Just keep the bikes off the paths and on the road please!
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