* Posts by evenmoreconfused

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London bike hire scheme suffers pre-launch wobbles

evenmoreconfused
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You're Presenting It Wrong...

We've had this system in Montreal for two years now, and it is truly wonderfully great. It has transformed the downtown core into something more like Amsterdam than the old New York City gridlock (well, ok maybe it hasn't quite achieved all that yet). But it *is* really really good and has now grown to 400 stands and 5000 bikes.

"charges start at £1 for an hour, although the first 30 minutes are free.":

The idea is that it a free bike for half an hour, which is long enough to get most places. The "charge" you mention is a fine to discourage people keeping them out of the system for longer than 30 minutes.