Originally Posted by
noglider
I've seen Citi Bike bikes locked up a few times, too. The most generous guess is that they were locked up by the legitimate renters briefly and were returned to docks. Once you get near 181st St, you must be paying overtime. I'm surprised when I see them near 145th St. Maybe some don't mind paying extra. It seems strange to me.
I saw one locked to a fence the last time I was in the NYC, 06/12/16. Maybe when someone returned it it didn't lock into the dock and the person didn't notice or care. Then someone else came along and saw it and thought 'free bike!'. Not the first bike i'd steal, but some folks would take anything.
So if Citibike sees one of their bikes locked up, can they cut the lock and take the bike?