Oziex1 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 20 hours ago, trogers said: An enterprise that relies on the good nature of the working class... what can go wrong? What's class got to do with this. Sound like a comment from a his so snob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorbu Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: What's class got to do with this. Sound like a comment from a his so snob Didn't see in that photo a bicycle being carted off on top of a Benz or BMW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 hmmm...... the word free is so complicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 3 hours ago, wump said: And why couldn't they just use a company like well-known ad firm JCDecaux who do bike hire all over the world and have great success in cites like Brisbane? Probably minimal start-up and operating costs (due to later revenue from renters and advertising on the bikes) and an experienced partner who knows who to have users register etc. Quite possibly - burt I think ay company would need to adjust to doing this sort of business in Thailand where the whole market and demographics are quite unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 If any government is dumb enough to leave something of value on the street then it's fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Cranky said: If any government is dumb enough to leave something of value on the street then it's fair play. ... words of a Thief ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 My son and I just used a couple of these bikes at the big park next to Phuket town, FYI, it seems to be one bike per mobile phone, the apps used to unlock the bike, we had a good ride then put the bikes back where we got them from, a pity there's so many idiots that'llt'l stuff it up for others, not just in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 6:39 PM, stevenl said: I think a good chance of it being a commercial success. But the present trial where people can just take and return whenever they please will of course not work. People have to register beforehand and pay a deposit. Yes, it will be a commercial success. More bikes will need to be made therefore more paid employment! That is some form of 'commercial success'? Was just trying to think outside the square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 When I was in Phuket town last week it was flooded. I saw them pluck two of these bikes out of the Klong. People are just ungrateful. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 4:56 PM, DoctorG said: haha! Free bikes with no record of who has them. What could possibly go wrong? There is a record of who last used them, you need to unlock them via an app on your phone, one bike per phone only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) It's the tuk-tuk drivers taking them, making sure NO other transport, but their own, is possible on Phuket. Edited October 19, 2017 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) On 10/10/2017 at 2:09 PM, LivinginKata said: Zero chance of this being a commercial success. Be all finished in a couple of months. It didn't even work in China, where people are not using them much, at least not in Shenzhen. Instead, all the bikes can regularly be seen toppled over and lying on the ground, blocking people's way on the sidewalk. Why they even introduced it here evades me. Edited October 19, 2017 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Why didn't they pop a GPS chip in them? Or didn't the person that gets overpaid for coming up with stupid ideas think of that?I think they did hide a GPS chip on them as they have knowledge that some are over 40 kms away.Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 So much to the often praised 'high moral standards" in this country. Cops & Robbers comes to mind.In the Philippines it is the cops who get rich! You do the math... Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 In my former city, you had to use a credit card to rent a bike. They would put a hold for the replacement amount on your card and if the bike isn't returned, you've bought it. That's the only way to urge people to return the bikes in a timely manner and to the correct location.Same here in NYC...Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 It certainly will not be Thai Nationals that are stealing them...LolSent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Why not just say.... thieves?Because 99% of thieves are scum!Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Dramatic effect. Sent from my LG-H812 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile appWhy not tell the truth? Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 We just back from China Beijing and Shanghai, both cities got share bikes, funng gd said if this in Thailand they be stolen for sure, now we back and this news, I showed to her dhe was laughing. But hey its not that funny, shows you where we stand. Chinese do good use of them there. They use wechap app to pay and unlock it, bikes on every corner. Shame on you thais.Sent from my SM-G955F using TapatalkI think we all know where Beijing and Shanghai are.Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Didn't see in that photo a bicycle being carted off on top of a Benz or BMW...Funny!Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm662 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Hundreds of share-bikes taken home by renters“What we are really worried about the most is the group of people that are taking the bikes home - that number has now reached more than a hundred bikes." By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong Despite excellent feedback on the share-bike initiative and more than a thousand users per day, the share-bike project is suffering from renters who think that the bikes are “giveaways from the government”. Many users have taken the bike back home and using it as a personal belonging. Some of them have even brought their pick-ups and motor-tricycle (samlor) to take the bikes home. The General Manager of Ofo Thailand, Noppadon Tujinda, says that the incidents might happen from either selfishness or misunderstanding that the bikes are given away for free. “I would like to remind people that the bikes are for public use. It is free of charge to use for the first month and this promotion will last until the end of this month. After October 31, there will be a small rental fee and the bikes can be used for point-to-point transport. Apart from the 6 bikes dumped in the canal, we also found that there are some people using the bikes 30-40 kilometres away from the intended locations and rental spots,” he said. Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/hundreds-share-bikes-taken-home-renters -- [emoji767] Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-10-10 Yay YAY!!!Sent from my SM-G928C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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