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‘I want them all crushed’: the council poised to ban ‘dangerous’ Lime bikes

15-09-2024 11:24 1 Minutes reading

In Brent, local people are upset with abandoned green bikes creating a hazard and teenagers speeding along pavements

Coming out of Wembley Park tube station, it is hard not be dazzled by the flashy high-rises and looming stadium laden with colourful adverts. Were it not for the B&M in eyeshot, you could mistake the north-west London neighbourhood for a buzzy district in Tokyo or Seoul.

But as you descend down the station stairs, reality quickly sets in. Lime e-bikes, which can be rented through an app and have become ubiquitous in the capital in recent years, are littered everywhere. Some are parked upright but just as many are tossed on their side.

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