The Canal & River Trust said it was growing increasingly frustrated by the number of hire bikes abandoned in and beside its 2,000-mile network. It said more than 100 hire bikes a year were being thrown into canals in London alone. Photograph: Canal & Rivers TrustVandalism and abandoned bikes have led some operators, including the Chinese firm Ofo, to abandon the UK. When he first started the job six years ago, he found about one hire bike under each bridge every week. I’d tell them: inform your users not to leave bikes anywhere near water.”The Lime ebike was taken away on the Hamwell with two other abandoned hire bikes and two regular bikes that Slater had recovered on previous days.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2019 12:45 UTC