{"id":60990,"date":"2021-12-07T14:32:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=60990"},"modified":"2021-12-09T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:11:51","slug":"cardiff-and-vale-bike-sharing-schemes-paused-vandalism-and-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/07\/cardiff-and-vale-bike-sharing-schemes-paused-vandalism-and-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff and Vale bike schemes paused due to &#8216;staggering&#8217; levels of vandalism and theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nextbike\u00a0has put the brakes on its Cardiff and Vale fleets\u00a0after an escalation in vandalism, theft\u00a0and abuse towards staff members\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bikes in Cardiff.\" class=\"wp-image-60992\" width=\"769\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bikes in Cardiff.\" class=\"wp-image-60992\" width=\"769\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/next-bike.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>\u201cOur schemes employ 17 local people. That\u2019s 17 people who will be out of a job if we\u2019re forced to withdraw the schemes,&#8221; <br>said nextbike\u2019s&nbsp;UK&nbsp;Managing Director,&nbsp;Krysia&nbsp;Solheim. Photo credit: nextbike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A bike-sharing scheme has been put on hold until next year,\u00a0after over half of its bikes in Cardiff were stolen or damaged beyond repair.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextbike.co.uk\/en\/cardiff\/locations\/\">Nextbike<\/a>\u00a0said more than 300 bikes have been stolen and 260 had to be scrapped due to vandalism since they launched the Cardiff scheme in 2018.\u00a0Staff have also been threatened when recovering bikes. Various incidents have been reported, including an\u00a0employee being urinated on, and another being chased with a shovel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company warned that the service could end permanently if the situation does not improve when they relaunch next year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;announcement is likely to have negative environmental effects.&nbsp;The company said that nextbike&nbsp;users in Cardiff and&nbsp;Vale have cycled for&nbsp;3 million km&nbsp;since its launch, which has prevented 351 tonnes of carbon entering the&nbsp;atmosphere, or&nbsp;having planted almost 16,000 trees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk\/en\/index.aspx\">Vale of Glamorgan&nbsp;<\/a>councillor&nbsp;for Neighbourhood Services and Transport Peter King said that the cycling scheme is part of the council\u2019s commitment to reducing carbon emissions. He hopes to see the bikes back on the streets soon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>An employee was urinated on, and another was chased with a shovel<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However,&nbsp;nextbike\u2019s&nbsp;UK&nbsp;managing director Krysia&nbsp;Solheim&nbsp;says that staff \u201csimply cannot keep up\u201d with current vandalism levels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe amount of vandalism and theft that we have seen is simply staggering and not something we\u2019ve experienced to the same extent anywhere else in the UK,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krysia&nbsp;said that the company is trying to find ways to keep bikes safe after the relaunch, such as CCTV, street lighting and body cameras for staff.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that only a small minority of people are causing the damage and nextbike are working with the police and local authorities to deter this behaviour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about cycling in Cardiff <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2018\/10\/29\/voxpop-cycling-safety-in-cardiff\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-purple-background-color has-vivid-purple-color\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Three ways that you can make <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><strong>your journey to work more eco-friendly<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Walk,&nbsp;cycle&nbsp;or use public transport.<\/strong>&nbsp;According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/6270\/transport-emissions-in-the-uk\/\">Statista<\/a>, transportation is the most polluting sector in the United Kingdom and represented&nbsp;27%&nbsp;of our total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li><strong>Drink your coffee <\/strong>from a re-useable cup.&nbsp;According to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/business\/committees\/committees-a-z\/commons-select\/environmental-audit-committee\/inquiries\/parliament-2017\/inquiry\/\">report<\/a> from the House of Commons&nbsp;environmental audit committee<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>in&nbsp;2017,&nbsp;Britain goes through 2.5 billion coffee cups every year and only one in 400 cups gets recycled.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li><strong>Throw your cigarette butts in the bin.&nbsp;<\/strong>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthinitiative.org\/research-resources\/harmful-effects-tobacco\/tobacco-and-environment\">Truth&nbsp;Initiative<\/a>, it takes at least nine months for a cigarette butt to degrade and&nbsp;the compounds can be acutely harmful to wildlife.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nextbike has temporarily put the brakes on its Cardiff and Vale services\u00a0after an escalation in damage to bikes and abuse towards staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":766,"featured_media":61055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,207],"tags":[2090,1412,5839,1894],"coauthors":[7363],"class_list":["post-60990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-logo","category-no-logo-home","tag-bikes","tag-cycling","tag-enviromental","tag-vandalism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff bike schemes paused due to &#039;staggering&#039; 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