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Orphan bicycle

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Refurbishing stolen or abandoned bikes is a legal gray area as it is difficult to verify whether the bike is stolen or just abandoned. The bicycles can be stolen goods. They are often stored for longer periods, possibly to "cool down" after
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as stolen, but due to the low proportion of bicycle registrations, this is often difficult. If the owner can be identified they can be offered to pick up their bike within a deadline, and often for a
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to warn the owner. If the bike is not removed after a few weeks, it may be taken to a municipal depot. If possible, it will be checked whether the bicycle has been
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spaces in central locations that could have been used by others. Many bicycles are also thrown at the sea, in rivers or in other nature, which disturbs
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Before an abandoned bicycle is removed, for example, municipalities may have a practice of marking the bicycle with an eye-catching marking such as a
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which in the mid-1960s focused on provoking a violent response from authorities by using non-violent methods. When Luud joined
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and has not been used for a long time. The owner is often unknown. They are sometimes called
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Orphan bicycles are an environmental problem littering the streets. They very often take up
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usually is not mandatory, it is often very difficult to find the owner.
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Wildparked bicycles - among these there are often abandoned bicycles
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Orphan bicycles can often lack essential parts such as
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Polygoonjournaal
Polygoonjournaal

bicycle
public space
stolen
bicycle registration
bicycle parking
wildlife
vandalism
rescue operations
saddle
handlebars
wheels
bicycle theft
sticker
registered
fee
Luud Schimmelpennink
counterculture
Provo
Amsterdam's
city council
used by everyone
Ghost bicycle
"En sykkel står på hemmelig adresse i Oslo. Hvert år selges hundrevis som den på auksjon"
"(+) Fant diverse gjenstander utenfor vindu: – Kan være tyvegods"


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