Vandalism and
theft are
plaguing bike-sharing companies in new
cities they go to, too
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It's been just three months after the first
bike-sharing company arrived in Singapore, but reports of abuse and
Vandalism of shared bikes in the city keep popping up on social media.
The majority of these shared bikes are stationless, which means
they don't need to be docked at a designated spot.
they lock themselves after your ride is over, and you're meant to just leave the bike standing by the kerb.
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But users have been chaining up bicycles outside their apartments, preventing others from using them. Some people bring them up to their apartment floors, so
they can't be found easily by other users looking at the app:
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