Jump Bikes don't work in Providence: Vandalism

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by PureBoston

It's not that kind of a city.

Oversimplification.

[massnative71]

Here we go again...


But this time "Spin Bikes", not "Jump Bikes".



Electric bike share returning to Providence


https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news...to-providence/


"PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Nearly two years after rentable electric bicycles were pulled from the streets of Providence amid a series of issues, bike share is returning to the capital city.
This time it’s with a different company: Spin, owned by Ford Motor Company, is slated to bring e-bikes to the city as soon as next week.
Spin already operates an electric scooter program in Providence, the third company to do so since undocked e-scooters became popular in recent years. (Spin scooters are known for their bright orange hue, which is also the color of the bikes.)
Providence’s first foray into bike share was with JUMP bikes, which were popular in the city but also easy to break into, allowing people to ride them without paying and also taking them off the GPS grid.
Providence police said teens and young adults were often using the unlocked bikes to flee from crime scenes, and vandalized or stolen bikes were found abandoned on sidewalks, private property and even thrown into the river."



Some stolen Jump Bikes in South Providence, a common sight in those days.



https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8016...7i16384!8i8192



https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8061...7i16384!8i8192


https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8045...7i16384!8i8192

[mp775]

Here we go again with assuming someone in Street View committed a crime because of their… hair style?

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by mp775

Here we go again with assuming someone in Street View committed a crime because of their… hair style?

ONCE AGAIN MP775, how old do the kids in the pictures look and how old did you have to be to rent a Jump Bike?

[mp775]

ONCE AGAIN, the BOOST program offered use of the program for a $5 annual flat rate for public housing residents, SNAP and WIC recipients, RIPTA reduced fare pass holders, and free or reduced school lunch recipients. The press release even said riders under 15 are required to wear a helmet.