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Vienna had this problem decades ago when the city donated a lot of gratis bikes without any registration / GPS whatsoever. Just take the bike and leave it anywh
by holri 9y ago
Vienna had this problem decades ago when the city donated a lot of gratis bikes without any registration / GPS whatsoever. Just take the bike and leave it anywhere.
They replaced the system with a station based one with registration, and a small fee after 1 hour usage. This works well.
- stevekemp 9y agoThat's similar to the system here in Helsinki. There are specific stations all over the city where you can collect/drop-off your bike. You get 30 minutes of free time each time you "checkout" a bike, and are charged extra if you go beyond that. People do seem to use the system sensibly, taking a bike to go somewhere. Doing their stuff, then taking a second bike home such that the don't keep the same one for >30 minutes to incur the extra (small) charges.
- Rotareti 9y agoHamburg has these bikes too, since about 5 years or so. They have an App to unlock the bikes from a station. These stations are everywhere. It's such a nice addition to public transportation! And it's free for 30min, which is enough for most rides.
- danieldk 9y agoThere was a gratis bicycle plan in Amsterdam in 1965 ('witte fietsenplan'): https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/26/story-cities-amsterdam-bike-share-scheme https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/26/story-cities-... Interestingly enough 'The free white bikes were quickly removed by the police, who were hostile to Provo’s anarchist initiatives. ' Also, apparently, they had a small-scale electric car-sharing system in 1974.