On 5/30/2020 7:48 PM, news18 wrote:
On Sat, 30 May 2020 12:32:50 +0700, John B. wrote:

On Sat, 30 May 2020 04:43:35 -0000 (UTC), news18
wrote:

On Sat, 30 May 2020 10:41:31 +0700, John B. wrote:

On Sat, 30 May 2020 02:00:34 -0000 (UTC), news18
wrote:

On Sat, 30 May 2020 06:00:08 +0700, John B. wrote:

On Fri, 29 May 2020 12:49:36 -0000 (UTC), news18
wrote:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52832791 Uber is destroying
thousands of electric bikes and scooters, after selling its Jump
business to Lime.

Videos of its red bikes being crushed at a US recycling centre were
shared on social media, angering cycling advocates.

Uber said it had decided to destroy thousands of its older-model
vehicles due to maintenance, liability and safety concerns.

In the UK, Uber continues to operate Jump and has not scrapped any
bikes.

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/0...uber-destroys-
thousands-
of-bikes-and-scooters

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC:
Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scooters, after
selling its Jump business to Lime. Videos of its red bikes being
crushed at a recycling centre were shared on social media, angering
cycling advocates. Uber said it had decided to destroy thousands of
its older- model vehicles due to maintenance, liability and safety
concerns.

But, "so what"? Don't the bikes belong to Uber? Can't one do what
one wishes with one's own property?

It is a social good question/morality.
Do you throw every thing into municipal rubbish dumps, or do you
distribute it to charities that might obtain some use of it?

I would have to say that it is my property than I have the right to
dispose of it in any manner I wish.

Typical first world arrogance. And wrong, unless you live in s **** hole
of a country.
Most modern countries have laws about safe disposal of property, so
after that, you are free to be an asshole/asrsehole if you wish.
Paying it forward could be a wise investment.


Safe Disposal? The original reference was to "bikes being crushed at a
US recycling centre". Are you saying that a "recycling center" isn't a
safe disposal?

There is an eccellent book called Junkyard Planet that will educate on
global recycling proceedures. It is a little bit date now that China and
others have started to insist on cleaner "rubbish/recycleing" being sent
to them.

So, unless the bikes are disassembled, then components crushed, then I'd
say it isn't safe.

My 2c is that these bikes are a good opportunity to provide a resource
for charity and Uber/other could get brownie points for allowing a local
charity to take the good ones off their hands for repurposing.


Coerced seizure of property is not charity. Charity is a
fine thing but even diminished value through regulation is
not charity. Do as you will with what you have but the other
guy can certainly make his own decision on his property.

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Andrew Muzi
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