Dozens of dockless share bikes have been dumped and stacked into a huge pile at a Sydney oval.
The photo emerged online showing the share bikes carelessly flung into a ‘masterpiece’ at Waverley oval, near Bondi Beach.
Hundreds of people took to social media saying they were ‘tyred (sic) of people doing this’.
A huge pile of share bikes (pictured) has been found at Waverley Oval in Sydney, near Bondi
A Sydney council has warned companies operating dockless share bikes in the city to ensure they’re locked up or risk facing fines
A number of share bikes being dumped in odd places has been shared to social media since their introduction (pictured)
‘Whoever did this is a wheel cyclepath aye,’ one person wrote on Facebook.
Some people questioned whether anyone had even seen people riding the share bikes, which cost users from $1.99 per 30 minutes.
The bike photo is one of dozens that has been shared on social media since the introduction of the dockless share bikes about four months ago in Melbourne and Sydney.
Instead of dumping bikes in rouge places, the dockless share bikes are meant to be left in places that other riders can easily access without the need of a bike rack, or dock, to leave the bike.
In an attempt to crack down on the littering of share bikes, a Sydney council has warned they will issue fines to companies who operate the dockless bikes if they aren’t locked up.
Critics say the Reddy Go’s red bicycles and oBike’s yellow bikes are too often being dumped in public spaces or vandalised.
Images of bikes knocked down on the road, tangled up with others, hung in trees and dumped in lakes have been shared on social media, with Melbourne the main offenders
Randwick City Council believes the problem is the lack of secure parking for the dockless bikes, which can be left anywhere after they’re used
Randwick Mayor Lindsay Shurey says the bikes are often ridden by visitors downhill to beaches and then they lie ‘strewn across our suburbs’ because there is a lack of secure parking.
‘These problems stem from the fact there is no obligation for the hirer to return the bike to an appropriate and secure location,’ Ms Shurey said in a statement on Wednesday.
‘We’ll be seeking an agreement with the operators that they fund and implement appropriate bike parking locations or face financial penalties.’
But with 4000 bikes across greater Sydney, the problem isn’t reserved to the city’s east.
One image posted to social media by oBike shows 42 of their bikes being pulled from Melbourne’s Yarra River in four hours.
The company has pleaded with users to stop vandalising the bikes.
Randwick Mayor Lindsay Shurey says the bikes are often ridden by visitors downhill to beaches and then they lie ‘strewn across our suburbs’
A City of Sydney spokeswoman says the inner-city council strongly supports the sharing scheme but is concerned about the impact dockless bikes are having on the public domain.
‘The dockless bike share industry is moving rapidly and the city is committed to working with operators and agencies to balance the council’s long-term transport goals and the fair use of public space,’ the spokeswoman said.
Council has met with bike operators and asked the state government’s Transport for NSW to help companies and councils address the issue.
A spokeswoman for TfNSW said while councils are responsible for footpaths, roads and bike infrastructure there was no specific provision to regulate dockless bike share.
‘We are working closely with councils and bike share operators to monitor the trials underway across Sydney and we will actively address issues that may arise,’ the spokeswoman said.