The Ugly Side of the Bike Share Boom
Forget smog, Shanghai has been shrouded by colorful bikes, causing some unique problems. Maybe this is why they are so heavily regulated.
Someone put a needle through this Mobike seat,probably not a pleasant ride.
Some are left in really inconvenient spots.
Bike parts are being removed
Not only the pedals, but also the baskets were gone.
Someone kept an ofo as their private bike before a security guy threw it in a garbage can.
Ofo bicycles are treated like garbage
Additional locks added.
Parking ofo anywhere
Vandalising license plates
Taking the bikes home
Custom paint jobs
Change the handlebars
A man brought an ofo bike on the ship from Xiamen to Zhangzhou.
Ride in the tunnel.
Making signs to claim ofo
Chinese social media has recently been very critical of Shanghai’s glut of bike shares, leading to serious questions about how companies and users can move forward in a constructive and positive direction.
Source: 创意盒子
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