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bicycle-sharing system
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system enabling communal bicycles to be shared, often in an urban setting
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Encyclopedic overview
Docked bicycles in Gothenburg, Sweden A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service in which bicycles or electric bicycles are available for shared short-term use by individuals at low cost.
These systems are designed to provide an affordable, flexible, and environmentally friendly mode of transport, often serving as a "first- and last-mile" connection to public transport and helping to reduce traffic congestion and emissions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bicycle-sharing system” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.