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01-10-10, 10:29 PM
There have been several post about biking sharing on the Car-free forums but almost all of them have dealt with North America and Europe. I have been trying to find more information about the bike sharing programs in my current country of residence, Korea, but its dificult to find in English.
My neighboring city is Changwon and I see people riding hte bike share bikes there are the time. They are simple three or five speed cruisers with step through frames, front baskets, and rear racks. They have an electronic do-hicky on the handle bars that does, I have no idea what.
Here is a link I found about the bike sharing programs in Seoul, the nations capital. Does anyone else have info about bike sharing in some other place in Asia?
A lot of people have come to realize that one of the biggest problems with making a good bike sharing program is theft. However, Korea and Japan have much lower rates of theft, as a general societal problem, than almost any country in the western world. Maybe bike sharing programs are doomed in the West because of culture?
By the way, bike sharing is free of charge in Korea. You just need to go to the city office and get a card which cost 5,000 Won (about $4.00).
http://bike-sharing.blogspot.com/2007/11/seouls-jumping-in-by-2010.html
My neighboring city is Changwon and I see people riding hte bike share bikes there are the time. They are simple three or five speed cruisers with step through frames, front baskets, and rear racks. They have an electronic do-hicky on the handle bars that does, I have no idea what.
Here is a link I found about the bike sharing programs in Seoul, the nations capital. Does anyone else have info about bike sharing in some other place in Asia?
A lot of people have come to realize that one of the biggest problems with making a good bike sharing program is theft. However, Korea and Japan have much lower rates of theft, as a general societal problem, than almost any country in the western world. Maybe bike sharing programs are doomed in the West because of culture?
By the way, bike sharing is free of charge in Korea. You just need to go to the city office and get a card which cost 5,000 Won (about $4.00).
http://bike-sharing.blogspot.com/2007/11/seouls-jumping-in-by-2010.html