06-02-2019, 08:11 AM
Back in the late 80's or early 90's Portland tried copying the Dutch "free bicycle" model and painted a bunch of bikes yellow or whatever and it was understood that anybody could use them. But they all disappeared. They didn't show up in other towns or repainted and sold or used. Just gone. There were reports of people throwing them off bridges into the river but by the time I moved away from there the mystery was never fully solved as far as I know.