Insuflo Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/04/what-sprocket-left-that-bike-there-my-life-as-a-pedestrian-in-badly-behaved-britain Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) Some people park them inconsiderately. I tend to move them if I see this - just lift the back wheel and roll it off the pavement onto the road. Like said above, I think some of it is kids. The on road bays are a great improvement. If we could also address the bins and generally prioritise pavement widening over car storage, that would be even better. Edited June 5, 2023 by Earl Aelfheah 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Does the council have any mechanism to collate resident's complaints about the discarded bikes - it does seem as if the council has opened the floodgates and is doing little to monitor the negative impacts of the schemes? Perhaps someone who lives in Cllr McAsh's ward can bring it up to him via email and get his response as I am sure this falls under his remit in his new council role and as he spends time in East Dulwich he can't have not noticed the challenges the bikes are creating and how bad the problem has become in the last few weeks. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogkennelhillbilly Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 This is just irl trolling, surely. 2 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe_froeman Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 As if the council give two hoots beyond collecting any fees they may have agreed to license out our roads or footpaths. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules-and-Boo Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Quote They all seem to be cleared up by the morning where we are. I've not seen any team collecting them though. Even one that was left down an overgrown ally was removed quickly. Expand Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1625952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Is it just me or does it look like someone has been tidying them up as there don't seem to be as many around as there was a week or so ago? Although whomever placed 8-10 of them on the pavement in front of the bus stop outside the Post Office on Lordship Lane when the e-cycle parking bay opposite had space really needs to give it more thought..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Maybe the new bays are starting to work? If we could also do something about all the wheelie bins and swap some of the free on street car storage for wider pavements, ED would be a lot more pedestrian friendly. Edited June 8, 2023 by Earl Aelfheah 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Earl - pedestrians aren't part of the council's grand plan - Southwark's rules are that you can only get streetspace/infrastructure dedicated to you if you are a bike! 😉 Pedestrians have long since been forgotten when it comes to active travel...... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Yes, a bike, or much more commonly, a car. Do write to them asking for the removal of more on-street car storage and wider pavements. Edited June 8, 2023 by Earl Aelfheah 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Lots of Lime's carelessly left in front of the Church on Blenheim Grove, lunchtime today, the P13 was stranded whilst a huge lorry with a crane off loaded its delivery and the bikes further caused a obstruction. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Does anyone know if a bike is "jacked" i.e. taken without paying - the rear wheel clicks if the next user uses is legally does it stop clicking? The reason I ask is I see, and hear, more bikes making the clicking noise than those that don't and are we to presume that any rider on a clicking bike has "jacked" it? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zork Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 22/05/2023 at 14:40, claresy said: I love the Lime bikes and think it's a really positive thing - good for the environment, good for health and really convenient. I'm pleased there are more as it can still be difficult to find one, so I'm clearly not alone in finding them useful. I'm a resident and see no problem with them at all. I know lots of people who find them a godsend and haven't heard anyone complain except for on here. Part of the joy is that they can be picked and dropped off anywhere. I find it surprising that people find fault with something so inoffensive and progressive. Expand They need to address the issue of ‘parking’ these bikes though. They are a huge hazard for anyone with any mobility issues. Yesterday I took my elderly visually impaired father for a walk. If I hadnt been with him, he would have tripped on 3 separate occasions due to Lime Bikes dumped right in the middle of pavements. 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristen Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Someone has smeared shit all over a Lime bike on Goodrich Road (handle bars, seat etc) I've reported it via there online forms but I'm not a member so unsure if they'll see if any time soon. If anyone knows of a better way to report it let me know. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartblock Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 u 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I saw three bikes smeared with shit on Goodrich yesterdays. Utterly vile. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Basher Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) On Melbourne Grove I saw two lads riding Lime Bikes on the wrong side of the road on Sunday afternoon, one had the back wheel clicking which I'd assume is a stolen bike? I used Lime over the weekend and they requested I roll the bike forward and back to ensure the bike is properly locked after finishing my ride. Edited June 12, 2023 by Bic Basher Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It’s not a stolen bike unless the rider does not intend to return it. (Or something like that) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 The back wheel clicking means the bike has been taken without payment - my son told me how you do it (Bic the way they jack it is linked to the rocking backwards and forwards to lock it) as all the kids know the trick and it is a badge of honour to have a clicking back wheel as it shows you have "stolen it" and aren't paying to use it. 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It’s not AI that threatens human-kind it’s Lime bikes…. https://twitter.com/ediz1975/status/1668199471606386688?t=x1kGSttSePWnAzFsUBmfEg&s=19 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1626752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/southwark-council-says-they-will-remove-and-charge-e-bike-operators-for-blocked-roads-and-pavements/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1627037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 It shows how bad the problem has become. Interesting that some operators re claiming their bikes can’t be jacked- does that mean Lime might have to replace/retrofit their entire fleet of bikes if the current ones can be jacked? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1627080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 In the space of three minutes this morning I saw/heard three “jacked” Lime e-bikes, all ridden (on the pavement, natürlich) by males in their teens. Two other bikes had been left in the centre of footpaths. Others were strewn across kerbs into the gutter. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1627130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Peckham Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 It's pretty hairy on East Dulwich Road just now as well. School-aged teenagers. I wonder if it's something James Ashworth - McLintock could get involved in, either in his role as a local councillor or as the cabinet member for 'Sustainable Streets'? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1627144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
malumbu Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Copy of Southwark letter - hopefully you will all be pleased. Why not give me a thumbs up or thumbs down. Thanks to ED Pete who put the letter up on another thread 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/326749-increase-in-lime-bikes-on-ll/page/4/#findComment-1627146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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