Five police reports lodged over bicycle abuse this year: oBike
SINGAPORE – Homegrown bike-sharing operator oBike has lodged five police reports for abuse of its bicycles since it began operations in January.
SINGAPORE – Homegrown bike-sharing operator oBike has lodged five police reports for abuse of its bicycles since it began operations in January.
The firm’s co-founder and chief marketing officer Edward Chen gave this update in response to TODAY’s queries on Wednesday (Nov 22) on a video clip that showed a couple dumping two oBike bicycles into a drain.
A police report has been lodged against the woman and man who were each filmed wheeling a bicycle into a drain by a flight of stairs. The incident is believed to have taken place on Sunday between 4pm and 5pm along Lower Delta Road.
“oBike is aware of the video that is circulating online and can verify that the bicycles in the video belongs to us,” said Mr Chen.
“It is evident that the perpetrators have damaged our bikes maliciously and we strongly condemn their behaviour. Our operations teams are working closely with the police to identify those responsible.”
The police said investigations are ongoing.
In June, a 47-year-old man became the first person to be prosecuted for abusing a shared bike after he threw a dockless bicycle from the 15th floor corridor of a public housing block along Upper Boon Keng Road. He was sentenced to nine weeks’ jail.