Public bicycles in multiple cities withdrew from service
Recently, public bicycles in several urban areas in Beijing and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, have been withdrawn from service.
Prior to this, public bicycles in Wuhan, Guangzhou and other places have been withdrawn from operation one after another.
The reporter saw in Beijing that the original public bicycle storage point had been demolished.
In Inner Mongolia's Hohhot shopping malls, railway stations and other places where people are concentrated, the lock piles used for public bicycle parking have all been vacant, and the neighborhood is full of shared bicycles and shared electric vehicles of various brands.
The city public bicycles in Beijing began trial operation on June 16, 2012, and started operation in Hohhot in 2013.
Jin Rui, deputy general manager of Hohhot City Environmental Sanitation Group Company: The number
of bicycles we put in the best time should be 10140, the cumulative number of public bicycle service stations built is 391, and the cumulative number of user cards issued should be 124,300.
This is probably the case.
The actual use of public bicycles at the highest peak should be from 2014 to 2016. During this period, the average daily rental of public bicycles should be 40,000 times, and the number of bicycle turnovers should be 3.8, which is almost 4 times.
In 2008, Hangzhou took the lead in establishing a public bicycle service system across the country, and then major cities have successively invested in public bicycles.
In 2012, the distribution of public bicycles reached a peak.
Rough statistics show that more than half of the prefecture-level cities in the country have urban public bicycles.
Following the withdrawal of public bicycles in Xicheng District in Beijing, at the end of April this year, public bicycles in Dongcheng District, Chaoyang District, Shijingshan District, and Haidian District also announced their withdrawal from operation, and the deposit refund work has begun.
Prior to this, public bicycles in Guangzhou, Wuhan, Handan, Xiamen, Guilin and other cities have already withdrawn from service.
Why the convenience project withdrew from the market
Public bicycles are not only environmentally friendly and convenient, they have also become a supplement to public transportation.
So, why should this convenient travel project be cancelled in many cities?
The reporter's interview found that citizens generally believe that public bicycle registration is troublesome, parking places are restricted, and there are fewer cars and more breakdowns, resulting in fewer and fewer people using public bicycles.
Beijing citizen:
I think it is more troublesome to register. I have seen it before. Anyway, what kinds of documents are required.
Beijing citizens:
It is not very convenient to use.
Because first you have to find the corresponding bicycle spot to park, and then there is less maintenance by dedicated personnel, which does not seem very hygienic.
Beijing citizen:
Some bikes are not easy to ride, and they are hard to ride.
Citizens of Hohhot:
Public bicycles are relatively few on the street now, and sometimes they cannot be found.
Ms. Su, a citizen of Hohhot:
This vehicle is old and has many breakdowns. It was hard to find a bike that can be ridden, and it was found that the car could not be
returned
to the place, and there were also problems with the lock pile.
In 2015 and 2016, the launch of shared bicycles across the country entered the peak period.
Compared with shared bicycles, the limitations of public bicycles are becoming more and more prominent.
Beijing citizens:
Shared bicycles are basically more common.
everybody knows.
I just scan the code and operate it on my mobile phone. The process is very clear.
Citizens of Hohhot: The
current App is very good and convenient to scan this shared bicycle, so I don't often use this public bicycle.
Beijing Xicheng Urban Management Committee Parking Management Center:
This public rental car is not a car pile, so they will think that it is convenient, and for example, the amount of investment, relatively speaking, it is more advantageous to share bicycles.
There are also citizens who think that public bicycles are a convenient service for the people, and regret its withdrawal.
Beijing citizen:
If it is a small yellow car, it will be thrown everywhere, which is quite irregular.
This public bicycle is more regular.
Give us this image of this city, there is a very good image.
I think it's a pity that it has been cancelled.
Beijing citizens:
Isn’t the public bicycle free for one hour?
This (shared bicycle) has to be charged anytime, every time, even a few minutes, right?
I think (public bicycles) should still be reserved.
Staff
from the
Parking Management Center of Xicheng City Management Committee in Beijing:
Indeed, from the perspective of the overall environment, shared bicycles are used more frequently, so the city has unified requirements to withdraw all. (Xu Jingyun, CCTV reporter, CCTV)