Yellow Bikes on Campus

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Oogway
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O! Believe me, I do. Perhaps we would enjoy it even more if there weren't giant metal grackles adorning the fair trees.
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http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Ofo-bikes-left-all-across-College-Station-and-Bryan-479336133.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KBTX_Media

T&P to the A&M Transportation employee that will be responsible for the new email account.
DontBeTriggered
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These bikes are awesome! I love them! I've racked up three hours so far! Stop griping people and enjoy change.
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If one of those got left on my street it would find its way into the nearest dumpster in a hurry.

It seems to be a good program in theory, but if someone isn't going to be responsible with it, I'm not going to worry about tracking down who used it.
techno-ag
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DontBeTriggered said:

These bikes are awesome! I love them! I've racked up three hours so far! Stop griping people and enjoy change.
#umustbenewhere.
Oogway
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Haha, good one techno. I'm surprised no one has posted: "it will take longer on a yellow bike, but highway 6 goes both ways...'"

I think they are nice in theory but practice is proving problematic.
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fastsloth said:

Wasn't Willy Nilly the title of an adult movie?
Actually, the full title was Slick Willy Nilly, based on the exploits of our 42nd President. Following a lawsuit, they had to drop the "Slick" as the Clinton Foundation already had a line of Slick Willy keepsakes being marketed to foreign interests at $250,000-$1.5 million each.

Btw, I don't like them yeller bikes neither!!
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https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/san-francisco-taking-stand-against-234402364.html
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http://transport.tamu.edu/alternative/bicycles/files/ofo-flyer.pdf

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As a community, Texas A&M took more than 100,000 rides in support of sustainability using
the ofo bike share program. While the ovewhelming response throughout the community has been positive, we still have work to do to ensure the program's success.
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Current data shows that fewer than 2% of users are not using the system as intended. Improper usage and placement not only has a negative impact on our community, it can greatly impact a user's ofo score. If a score drops too low, a user's account will be closed.
techno-ag
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The bike share system in Paris, the one many cities are modeled after, has fallen apart. Problems arose when they tried to offer electric bikes and charging stations. Now the whole thing has gone kaput.

If it can't work in Paris, it sure can't work in CStat.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/famed-parisian-bike-network-rolls-into-a-ditch-1524735000
redd38
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I often hear B/CS called the Paris of Brazos Valley, but they might be talking about Paris, TX.
OregonAg03
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https://www.biketownpdx.com

This model seems to be working well. You get charged extra if the bike is left anywhere other than a biketown rack and you can get credits on your account for returning a bike you find left on a public rack. Can't imagine any system is perfect, but we definitely don't have the issue here that has been occurring in Dallas and elsewhere.
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My furthest sighting is on Copperfield Dr in Miramont near 1179.
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FlyRod
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These bikes are awesome! I love them! I've racked up three hours so far! Stop griping people and enjoy change.
montegobay
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There was one at Blinn yesterday.
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There's one in downtown Bryan as of this morning.
maddiedou
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Saw one at Rio Grande and Rock Prairie...jogger almost tripped over it because she was looking ahead at intersection instead of down.
montegobay
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The one at Blinn is still there. It's just sitting in the middle of a courtyard between buildings.
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DontBeTriggered said:

These bikes are awesome! I love them! I've racked up three hours so far! Stop griping people and enjoy change.
Username checks out.
techno-ag
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From Australia....
MisterShipWreck
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I have seen them left all around the Wolfpen area all the time, in the middle of the sidewalk. On the walking trails, also by the Sonic, and at the apartments across from the detention pond.
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toolshed
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I saw one at Sam Houston Elementary in Copperfield tonight.
lost my dog
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This is to be our fate...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/25/chinas-bike-share-graveyard-a-monument-to-industrys-arrogance
techno-ag
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C-STAT regulators (aka city council) gonna take care of it.

http://wtaw.com/?p=124977
Scruffy
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techno-ag said:

C-STAT regulators (aka city council) gonna take care of it.

http://wtaw.com/?p=124977
Mount up!
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from the wtaw link:

dave99ag
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+10 internet points if we can get a photo of an Ofo on the mound at Olsen.
techno-ag
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The Eagle weighs in.

http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/college-station-city-council-may-consider-bike-share-regulations-with/article_53dc3a00-9b91-572a-962f-96be4a5fd499.amp.html
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Friend of mine had a great thought that a lot of those are put there by the company to bring attention to their bikes.
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