The University of Indonesia has 14,000 undergraduates.
It provides 500 bicycles for shared use by the students. The students do not need to own their bicycles or to lock the bicycles when not in use. This save parking space.
This photo shows the students riding the shared bicycles along the bicycle path.
The university also operates shuttle buses to transport the students within the campus.
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"The university also operates shuttle buses to transport the students within the campus."
NUS does this too, and it's free as well.
The reason is the place is more relax and leisurely. So, people become for friendly and forgiving and share what they have. Greed is pushed out of their mental faculties and people start to take care of one another. Compare this to Singapore where the place is now so crowded and the rat race is at its peak. Nothing is safe if you leave anything overnight in the open.
This cannot be done in Singapore:
A) cost of equipment
B) cost of maintainence
C) theft
D) weather
E) management mindset
F) fear of claims from injuries
There is too much bureaucracy and
this stifles innovation.
We will have to wait patiently for Kepcorp,Sembcorp,NTUC or some other gov-linked institution to start... then it is "sanctioned"
A) cost of equipment
B) cost of maintainence
--> Is the university in Indonesia any richer than NUS? What is the cost of 500 bicycles compare to the annual salary of 1 professor?
C) theft
D) weather
E) management mindset
F) fear of claims from injuries
--> I believe these are the reasons that discourage shared bicycles in the universities of Sg. Although Sg is a 1st world country by GDP standard but the habits and behaviours of its ppl are truly 3rd world. That is why we have NTUC trollies theft. The shared bicycles will be gone in no time once they put them up.
--> I don't see any big difference in climate between Sg and Indonesia. But again, the ppl here are too use to shelter and air con?
--> For the last 2 points...It is typical of Singaporeans...kiasi mindset.
Because of the cosmopolitan profile of our student population, our culture, "free" means: I can take it home and keep it for my personal use.
It wont work.
This is what I would call "PROGRESS" and "GRACIOUS SOCIETY".
The shared bicycles should be of industrial standard, so that it can last longer and require less maintenance, but are more expensive. They can be painted with special colors to be identifiable. They should be regarded as public property and protected under the law. Theft or vandalism will be a criminal offence.
The shared bicycles can be used in the premises of a university or within a town, e.g. Ang Mo Kio.
In several European towns, they provide shared bicycles for use by the residents.
It can be done but it need to be regulated. We only need to give it a try.
There are people here in Singapore with very different social backgrounds and values.
In Europe, like Germany, they are more homogeneous and they have shared values.
Here, we have Indonesians, Malaysians, Chinese, Indians, Phillipinos, Thais.. etc.. all very different and with very different reasons for being here..
Most have a "me first" attitude.
I studied at NUS and I don't think the place is suitable for cycling. It is built on the contours of a hill and as a student, it was a workout just climbing the steps from one place to another. Using a bicycle is impossible. The roads are narrow and much used by the NUS buses. Cycling along these roads is not safe and if you lose control, you may even fall down the hill!
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