Re: Electric bicycles in the news

On 4/27/2025 9:08 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On 27 Apr 2025 19:36:56 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:47:18 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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https://nypost.com/2025/04/26/us-news/gunmen-on-citi-bikes-shoot-two-in-nyc-overnight/

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Citi Bikes have GPS trackers.  The police should be able to identify
the shooter from the credit card used to pay for the bike rental.
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Are they docked or dockless? The dockless bikes folks just ride them, and
can hear the clicking from the brake, tends to be more that they get left
in awkward spots and are remarkably awkward to move!

 Citi Bike uses docks.  See photos:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=citi%20bike%20docks&udm=2>
with kiosks:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=citi%20bike%20kiosk&udm=2>
 More:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citi_Bike>
 

I don't know but there seem to be methods yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgdT9PZU7Ps
(two minutes)
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