The problem with such a neat program in the United States is that most Americans are too lazy and self centered to walk two steps out of their way to drop litter in a convenient trash can. They certainly are not going to walk an extra block to drop a borrowed bike off at a designated collection site. As a result bikes either
1) get left wherever the person happens to go
OR
2) get taken home
Either way, the bike supply quickly dries up.
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