TopCat
Putin fanboy
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Dickheads trash Paris bike rental scheme
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Fucking anarchist!
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Well the credit cardless poor of Paris are hardly going to be supportive are they?
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Its so sad that people take the piss. 
It makes me kind of despair and think that private property is the only type of property that people respect.
I wonder if there is any way to make schemes like this work.
Social engineering to manufacture strong social opprobrium at people misusing the scheme or some kind of clever technological solution??
It makes me kind of despair and think that private property is the only type of property that people respect. I wonder if there is any way to make schemes like this work.
Social engineering to manufacture strong social opprobrium at people misusing the scheme or some kind of clever technological solution??
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
That's pretty sad coz the scheme seemed to be really popular with Parisians. I was quite shocked how widely used it was and available when i was there last year. Yes it would be worse in London. The bikes are pretty much worthless in reality because you can't just 'have' it. They're so obviously hire bikes.
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Isn't there any way that you could stop bikes in a scheme like this from disappearing or being stolen? 
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
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free spirit
more tea vicar?
and therein lies the flaw I fear... kids from the Banlieue's haven't got credit cards, so can't use the bikes, so decide to kick the fuck out of yet another thing that they're excluded from.
that's my theory anyway
People are cunts, and lets face it in the UK some poor fucker will go to rent one and find a kebab smeared over the seat and it stinking of piss.
I dunno why you would want the taxpayer to pay for it either, you'd only get people whinging about them being damaged and having to pay more tax... before them/their kids/kids mates go get drunk and throw up/sausage rolls/beer can/paint at them etc.
I dunno why you would want the taxpayer to pay for it either, you'd only get people whinging about them being damaged and having to pay more tax... before them/their kids/kids mates go get drunk and throw up/sausage rolls/beer can/paint at them etc.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
If you exclude a huge section of the population from a scheme like this by for instance requiring a credit card to use the cycles then don't be surprised if they are hostile. This hostility does not make them cunts at all. A more inclusive solution is required. I like the idea of free bikes for all myself.
In London there are are credit card/debit card only payable parking meters and they get vandalised like you would not believe. Brilliant.
In London there are are credit card/debit card only payable parking meters and they get vandalised like you would not believe. Brilliant.
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
we have the same here. they get replaced each summer. The bikes are free, with no registration £2 deposit, like a shopping trolley and about as easy to ride.
Tourists use them during the summer days (but are bloody dangerous on the no nonsense bike lanes), then the pissheads on Saturday Sunday mornings, when they end up in the harbour or the lakes.
Tourists use them during the summer days (but are bloody dangerous on the no nonsense bike lanes), then the pissheads on Saturday Sunday mornings, when they end up in the harbour or the lakes.
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Does Paris not have a problem with none being available at the top of the hill, cos everyone rides them down and no fucker can be arsed to ride them back up???
T & P
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I certainly wouldn't mind hiring one at Montmartre and speed my way down
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Hence: top of the hill 
But it did get me thinking about Londres, cos there's quite a few hills in this fair city and I have pictures of all the bikes being left at the bottom of them.
But it did get me thinking about Londres, cos there's quite a few hills in this fair city and I have pictures of all the bikes being left at the bottom of them.
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
Never seen what's the problem with people owning their own bikes. You can get one for peanuts these days.
johnnymarrsbars
www.friendrock.co.uk
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Yeah, but you can't take them on public transport. The idea of these schemes is that they should be used for small intra-city journeys which would be otherwise slower or less convenient by public transport.
Boycey
juvenile rave slut
Hence: top of the hill
But it did get me thinking about Londres, cos there's quite a few hills in this fair city and I have pictures of all the bikes being left at the bottom of them.
zone 1 (where i reckon most will be) is pretty flat with the exception of pentonville which is more of a bump than an actual hill. can't see many people riding these things to highgate west though if they do maybe we could get some of for the lazy fucks.
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
Meh, mix it in with the oyster card system. Registered Oyster card to rent one and as insurance / deposit. Use bog standard parts to reduce costs, if there's areas of high theft then plant ones with tracker devices in the frames. It'll be abused to fuck but it would probably be worth it.
That sounds a pretty good idea. And just imagine the cheap TV programes that could be made of the squads of pretend Police they would be set up to track the stolen bikes down. ITV 4 would be queueing up to buy it.
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
I reckon they should have a heavily armoured, remotely activated speaker attached to them that plays really annoying music if they're flagged stolen (Aqua's Barbie Girl comes to mind)
free spirit
more tea vicar?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Sorry, but I just find this funny.
Welcome to the world, it's full of fuckers taking the piss at any available opportunity, anyone that thinks otherwise is bonkers
Welcome to the world, it's full of fuckers taking the piss at any available opportunity, anyone that thinks otherwise is bonkers
yep.
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