City not happy with Jump bike deployment
The city’s not happy with the deployment of Jump bikes and the lack of respect for the few rules imposed on it. Can’t the city get with the program already? This is Uber, this is meant to be disruptive, we’re meant to embrace the profitable chaos!
Le Devoir, meantime, checked out how Paris is faring with this wave of new electric bikes and scooters.
Blork 12:49 on 2019-07-05 Permalink
To be precise, the _illusion_ of profitable chaos. Hardly any of these companies make any actual money.
Spi 12:55 on 2019-07-05 Permalink
Frankly Montrealers and tourist aren’t civilized enough for this to be a done in an orderly fashion.
Faiz Imam 16:09 on 2019-07-05 Permalink
Unlike the first phase of cities, Montreal actually put laws in place before the launch, laws that Uber claimed to accept.
As the article says, they have the power to inflict thousands in fines per infraction. But it remains to be seen if they actually will.
Seems to me that if we make it painful enough, uber will build in proper storage etiquette inside the app. Ideally we would want them to pass on the fines to the user, which should definitely make sure they store them right.
But on the other hand, this is a sign we need better bike infrastructure. Most people are not malicious, but they have limited patience. If they get to their destination and there is no proper place to park, they will be lazy. Not to let uber off the hook, but this is also a signal of places where the city could use more parking spaces.
While they are at it, maybe put in some charging ports too? (see what i did there?)
Ephraim 20:47 on 2019-07-06 Permalink
Faiz…. you are a dreamer…. people can’t manage to put carts back in the corrals at the supermarkets.
Faiz Imam 14:26 on 2019-07-07 Permalink
Actually, grocery stores and airports that use a Deposit system report a very high rate of return.
If you use either positive or negative reinforcement to encourage certain behavior, people will respond.
Daniel 10:39 on 2019-07-21 Permalink
I wonder how long before Montreal has a similar situation to this? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/21/cycle-hire-firms-urged-to-help-clear-dumped-bikes-from-canals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other