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Deliveroo suicidal cyclists
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Posted 5 years ago #
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Edinburgh Deliveroo rider taken out by car in Newington
Posted 5 years ago # -
Maybe it's just me, but I found deleting road.cc from my bookmarks chopped out a very large heap of irrelevant argy bargy from my life. All those endless stories about cyclist/driver punch-ups in Swindon etc.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Dunno if anyone else has noticed, but Deliveroo riders seem to be switching en masse to e-bikes.
Yes, I'm old, unfit, was riding a 25kg Pashley Pronto with too high gearing - but still surprised to be overtaken at some speed on Edinburgh hills several times until I clocked the pedal assist...
Posted 4 years ago # -
I've noticed a couple recently using American style* throttle e-bikes with massive batteries.
*American style purely because I saw loads of delivery riders using them in NYC
Posted 4 years ago # -
Should be possible to report them to Deliveroo for using non-road-legal vehicles. If you felt so inclined.
Posted 4 years ago # -
The ones I saw were mostly mid-motor, i.e. proper e-bikes. Though in the past I have also seen rear wheel drive numbers which may have been ridden without pedalling.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Given the road sense on display from the average Deliveroo/Ubereats rider, this will just get them into bother even more quickly. I saw one ride straight into a black bin the other day, but he seemed ok.
Posted 4 years ago # -
I've noted riders in Glasgow using the Nextbikes (especially the e-bikes) when clearly working for Deliveroo. This is expressly contra to the Nextbike T&C - with EAPC now in Edinburgh Just Eat fleet, will this be happening in the East?
Posted 4 years ago # -
Again, Deliveroo should do something about that if it's reported to them. AIUI they're supposed to be able to track their riders via the GPS on the rider's phone while they're on a job, so all you should need to report it is where and when you saw it. (I assume that, if the rider wasn't actually on a job but just happened to be carrying their Deliveroo bag while using a Nextbike for legitimate purposes - I know, not very likely - then they won't show up on Deliveroo's tracker.)
I don't know whether Nextbike have similar tracking capability for their bikes. If they do then they should be able to identify the hirer and have a word/disable their account, assuming that the incident is reported to them.
I also wonder whether it's actually cost effective for Deliverooists to hire a bike? Just wondering whether they might have found a way to use the bikes without paying...
Posted 4 years ago # -
With an annual subscription I'm sure it's worth a deliveroo rider using hire bikes over the cost of maintaining their own bike. Especially if they don't already own one.
I'm not sure about the economics of the e version, but suspect it might still add up if you're just using it to get a few extra bob here or there.
Posted 4 years ago # -
@Tulyar On day one of the Just Eat eBikes I had the one eBike in the dock next to my work nabbed from under my nose by a Deliveroo rider, so it's already happening over here.
Posted 4 years ago # -
"Deliveroo should do something about that"
Yeah, like they care.
As Uber and AirBnB have shown, tech disruptor platforms really couldn't give a monkey's how their services get delivered, as long as they're getting their cut.
Posted 4 years ago # -
@acsimpson - I have it on good authority that the Just Eat Bikes people are very aware that food delivery operatives are using their bikes. I hear that their heaviest user is a delivery rider who commutes in from the west each day (they know because they've spoken to this user). They seemed quite pleased with the idea, actually (and it's not in breach of their Ts and Cs). For a full-time delivery rider it makes good sense: it's a cheap way of being able to guarantee yourself a reliable bike.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Didn't get the number of the 'roo rider that nearly hit me (on foot) emerging from GP surgery on foot - easier to walk than use bike.
Saddle too low pedalling in too low a gear right down the footway!
Word is for Glasgow, they hire EAPC when their own EAPC breaks down, and take the hit on their earnings for the day.
Posted 4 years ago # -
9 new racks are going in around SQ, Dalmeny and Kirkliston today (I think). The first one (Borrowman Square) had just been put live when I passed this morning so I stopped for a quick chat.
They are going to get out as far as Port Edgar for full east west coverage.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Oops, That was meant to go in the cycle hire thread. I'll stick it there now too.
Posted 4 years ago #
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