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06-11-2009, 10:06 AM
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#1 | | Ask me about how I answered the question "How fat is TOO fat?"
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| Vancouver Bike Share Program
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Try out a Public Bike Share System
Drop by and try out a public bike share system. It's your chance to see how a self-serve rental station for bikes works. You'll be able to take a bike out and go for a ride, then let us know what you think. (Please bring a helmet if you would like to ride one of the system's bikes.)
Friday, June 12 to Monday, June 15
Where: Seawall area south of Science World
When: 7am to 7pm (June 12 and 15)
10am to 4pm (June 13 and 14)
| More at: http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transpor.../bikeshare.htm
So Vancouver is planning on putting together a "bike share" program that worked out in Montreal. Its proven to work in Montreal, will it work here? Anyone raging atm?
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06-11-2009, 11:35 AM
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People going to rent them, and take the parts, then return the bikes.
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06-11-2009, 12:18 PM
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Found the link to the pay system. Might be different for Vancouver. When you rent the bike, it will take a $250 deposit of your credit card for obvious reasons. Not bad i say. I like it. http://www.bixi.com/subscription-and-fees/online
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06-11-2009, 12:54 PM
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#4 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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If I want to rent a bike one sunny Sunday afternoon for 2 hours, it would cost me
$5 for the one day subscription (this number is flexible depending on subscription package)
+$10.50 for the time renting
=$15.50.
How much do those other bike rental shop costs?
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06-11-2009, 01:03 PM
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I see that happening. Crackheads will get stolen credit cards and steal them. The kiosks will be vandalized. This will work out about as well as Victoria's 'Blue Bike' program
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06-11-2009, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by El Bastardo Crackheads will get stolen credit cards. | There was some bum offering to parking tickets for half-price infront of BC place and my GF was wondering "how does he pay full price then sell for half"? == stolen CCs.
This system might work better by Stanley park, far away from Main/Hastings.
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06-11-2009, 01:16 PM
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#7 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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hmm pricing seems a bit expensive, Might as well buy yourself a regular bike for like $100
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06-11-2009, 01:21 PM
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#8 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by taylor192 There was some bum offering to parking tickets for half-price infront of BC place and my GF was wondering "how does he pay full price then sell for half"? == stolen CCs.
This system might work better by Stanley park, far away from Main/Hastings. | Or we can just solve the over-abundance of homelessness by re-locating the welfare office and shelter programs to somewhere like Abbotsford.
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