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Re:Dockless bikes: Are they bad for station-based bike-shari... by idunno246 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @03:53AM (#17218448)
The article says that dockless isnt cannibalizing docked during commute hours. This matches my experiences, downtown theres plenty of docks and dockless bikes, but around my house theres very few dockless bikes/scooters, but a very close dock. Not having to think about where I'm going to go hunting for a bike is nice, and time planning a little easier especially for work.

I imagine its also cheaper to run, which currently the annual ford bike pass in sf ends up being much cheaper than any of the alternatives - $12/month compared to a couple dollars per ride.

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Re:Dockless bikes: Are they bad for station-based bike-shari... by sametmax on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:44AM (#17218594)
In frankfurt you can put back dockless bikes only to specific small areas, unless exceptionally you wanna pay premium. The bikes have a GPS after all, so why allow customers to scatter them ?
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Re:Dockless bikes: Are they bad for station-based bike-shari... by lazyasciiart on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:17AM (#17218689)
Because a huge part of the benefit is that the customers can use them for the last mile of their trip, wherever that goes.
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Re:Dockless bikes: Are they bad for station-based bike-shari... by sametmax on Sunday June 03, 2018 @06:11AM (#17218852)
You can with this system. You just pay extra so that someone can bring it back.
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