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NYCRider
Resourceful Rider
14 days ago
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Can I intentionally angel?

I'm considering intentionally making as many points as possible being an angel for a set amount of hours each day. But the language in the terms is not clear to me: You further agree that you will...
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Pizzafan457
Resourceful Rider
12 days ago

Hi OP,

Short answer is yes. The bike angels program was created to help redistribute bikes from stations with a surplus of bikes to stations that have a lack of bikes. 

The language you referenced bans a specific situation where teams of citi bikers would shuttle bikes from one station to another and then back. There is a NYT article that goes into detail. This “loophole” was likely leveraged by less than 100 users. 

In short, if you follow the spirit of the Citi bike program like 99.9% of Citi Bike Angels you won’t have any issues.

Have fun and happy biking!

Best,

pizzafan457