Bicycle flights: the “scourge” pushes a business to end its activities

Victim of another flight, the company Tuque & Bicycle Experiences has enough: it will end its activities at the end of October. However, Its owner rings the alarm. Nevertheless, She asked the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ) to do more to counter this “scourge”. However,

Tuque & Bicycle Experiences has offered. Nevertheless, since its creation, in 2021, the rental of bikes with oversized tires in winter and electric bikes and scooters in summer. In addition, But last Monday, the scenario already experienced four times was repeated: the company was the victim of a fifth flight. Nevertheless,

For the owner, Émilie Pelletier, it is too much. She deplores the lack of support from the SPVQ. During our call at 911, no help was offered to usshe wrote on Facebook.

The authorities would have rather offered him to load the client’s credit card or to call [ses] assurances.

For me, it’s really a lack of responsibility.

As a business. we are able to absorb this loss, but we do not accept that Quebec City, by its inaction, becomes an accomplice of the scourge of bike flights, for several yearsshe adds.

Because this is not the first time that the police of the SPVQ Do not intervene, says Émilie Pelletier.

On five times. three times I myself had to conduct my own investigations, rake the streets with my loved ones and my family to find my equipmentshe says.

You can no longer even bicycle flights: “scourge” pushes business trust the city when a device is. robbed.

The owner of the company has become a mother in recent months. She admits that she no longer wants to take the risk of leaving hunting for thieves.

With her confession. Émilie Pelletier has the impression that she was never taken seriously by the police of Quebec City.

By accepting this scourge of theft of bicycles. Additionally, […] These same people can afford other crimes without being stressed.

For its part, the SPVQ assure that any type of complaint is taken seriously, regardless of the nature of the complaintadding that the population is invited to report any flight by fileing a complaint with the SPVQwhich makes it possible to trigger an investigation.

In addition. the Quebec Police indicates that they have not noted a significant increase in the number of bicycle flights on the territory compared to the previous years.

According to an interview by Louise Woodvert