China's Bicycle sharing WENT INSANE!

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters point to it as a brief, accurate insider overview of what went wrong with oversupplied dockless bike sharing.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

serpentza

Topic

dockless bike sharing in china

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

2

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2018

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• I found this video by ex-pat YouTuber Serpentza to be quite informative on the issue, and he has been living in China for long enough to have an insider's perspective. Well worth a watch. [VIDEO]

• ? Yes they do. It's a real problem. There are a lot of people working to make things better, but there is a lot of work to be done. I find this fellow's assessment accurate, if you want a brief overview. [VIDEO]

• I've never used one myself but I've seen a lot of criticism of the Chinese implementation of dockless shared bikes. Here's a video that summarizes the problem: [VIDEO] (you only need to watch a few minutes to get the idea) The purpose is to have …