Urban Bike Share Programs Are Dumb

Via Mark Perry, I see that ReasonTV has a little video report on DC's version of the worldwide idiocy of urban "bike share" programs.  Check out the video.  We're actually getting our own version of this trendy stupidity here in the Big Apple real soon.  As Reason points out, these programs are mostly for rich, educated white people so that they can feel good about themselves in thinking that they are doing something good for the planet (which they are not, global warming is phony and even if it wasn't phony, the rest of the world simply doesn't care so your peddling is instantly dwarfed and negated by millions of Chinese that want heated homes and they don't care if it comes from burning shitloads of coal).  On top of that basic flawed premise, these programs don't work out so well in reality.  At least in New York it appears that the government isn't on the hook for too much money, they've got suckers like Citibank to foot the bill, although I'm sure Citibank will only stick around for so long and the taxpayers will eventually pick up the tab.