The interest in shared bicycles in Most has exceeded expectations. In the first two weeks of April, there were 4,000 rentals. With 100 bikes available at 40 stations, they are often in high demand, even in the current cold weather. Vojtěch Brzoň, head of the administrative department, reported this to the council at a meeting in early May. Mayor Marek Hrvol (ProMOST) mentioned that the city is considering increasing the number of bicycles.
This year, the city of 60,000 residents introduced shared bicycles for the first time. They will be in operation from April to early December, after which the city will evaluate the service. “We will identify which stations are most used and adjust the number accordingly. We were concerned about overestimating the number of bikes needed, but it turns out there is a high demand. We will consider increasing the number of bikes before summer,” said the mayor.
Cyclists have 15 minutes of free riding. According to Brzoň, most people remain within this limit; if someone rides longer, they must pay for the additional time. The first quarter-hour is covered by the city. To rent a bike, users must download the free nextbike app, register, and find an available bike nearby.
The bicycles are in fixed stands. This year, the city will pay 1.4 million CZK for the service. At the end of the year, the city council will evaluate the experiences. “We have received positive feedback from users who rent bikes; there are more cyclists visible around the city,” said the mayor. Residents can also rent e-bikes, but only at the information center near the city hall.
Shared bicycles are also available in Klášterec nad Ohří (nextbike) in the Ústí nad Labem region. In Chomutov, there are shared scooters from the company TO-MI Elektro, which received various reactions when introduced last year.
This is an adjusted machine translation using Automat’s CycleLingo Translator (ChatGPT) of this article: https://mestemnakole.cz/2024/05/v-moste-je-velky-zajem-o-sdilena-kola-za-prvni-dva-tydny-bylo-4000-vypujcek/
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