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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Electric bicycles in the news
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:02:00 -0500
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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:
>>>
>>>> https://nypost.com/2025/04/26/us-news/gunmen-on-citi-bikes-shoot-two-in-nyc-overnight/
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> 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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Andrew Muzi
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