oBike arrives in Lewisham, immediately ends up on DLR track
Where the Mayor of London has fails us, Singaporean capitalism rushes in.
TfL may not have brought bike hire to Lewisham, but oBike, the Uber-for-bikes system that was defeated by Mancunian cussedness, is putting the civic attitude of residents to the test.I see #OBike have come to #Lewisham with their yellow bicycles by the locking spots outside the police station. @ObikeUk pic.twitter.com/YY594fzC44— snailtrail (@snailtrail) July 18, 2017
The system promises to do wonders for local fitness levels. From this pick-up location, the only directions of travel are either up steep hills or towards Catford and Lee.
oBike's deeply flawed model has prompted complaints about the way bikes are abandoned and clutter up public places. In Lewisham, one has already been chucked on to the DLR track.
