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Re:Bringing civic tech to Taiwan's coronavirus pandemic resp... by eric_khun on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:56PM (#25639437)
Something I really enjoy at Taiwan is the bike sharing system they've put all around the country. Liking it at a point where I've wrote an essaye about it[1]. It's cheap, everywhere, and built on a really high standard

[1] https://erickhun.com/posts/taiwan-youbike-bike-sharing/

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Re:Bringing civic tech to Taiwan's coronavirus pandemic resp... by puppymaster on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:25PM (#25639686)
They are trialing 2nd version of the system and it's better in every way - as in all the things you wish can be improved, they went ahead and did it (more solid bike, faster card swipe, better lock)
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Re:Bringing civic tech to Taiwan's coronavirus pandemic resp... by qlk1123 on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:54PM (#25639973)
However, in most cities the trafic is just so bad that riding a bike on the road is risking your own life.
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Re:Bringing civic tech to Taiwan's coronavirus pandemic resp... by qlk1123 on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:46PM (#25641822)
I get downvoted for telling the truth.

Disclaimer: I am Taiwanese. We have been doing well handling the COVID-19, but we did far worse on traffic accidents prevention than our neighbors.

The design of Taiwanese Roads leaves no room for bikes and passengers. Taipei does this better because it has MRT and so U-bike is widely used there. Other cities are not so lucky.

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