Sunday, April 12, 2009

Red and White

Saw these red and white bicycles all over the city. The bicycle scheme started with only a few bikes. But it became so popular that the city council now provided 3000 bikes to the users.

The scheme is quite simple. Basically you pay an annual subscription of 24 Euros. This gives you a key to use any of the bikes that are park all around the city for you to cycle to another location. The first 30 minutes are free and if you need the bike longer you pay 30 cents for each half an hour. The maximum time you can keep a bike is 2 hours. The are now 3000 bicycles located at over 200 stations, connecting other public transport stations such as metro, train, buses and major car parks. Is this something for back home?

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