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Bike-sharing schemes

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  • When did the inventor Luud come up with the public bikes plan?
    1965
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  • Where did the inventor Luud come up with the public bikes plan?
    Amsterdam
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  • Luud came up with the public bikes plan to alleviate the rise of ................ and ....................
    pollution / cars
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  • Another name for the Witte Fietsen plan
    White Bicycle (movement)
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  • In Berlin today, how much does it cost for a full 24-hour bike hire?
    15.50 pounds
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  • How many bikes does China offer for temporary use nowadays?
    78000
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  • In which year Luud got a call from the French advertising corporation to set up his bike-sharing scheme in Vienna?
    2002
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  • Why did the police remove all the bikes when the plan started?
    due to a law forbidding unlocked bikes in the city
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  • Why did the city council reject the plan?
    they think the bicycle belongs to the past
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  • When did Paris start setting up the bike sharing system?
    2007
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  • Why did the post bank decide to abolish the chip card in bikes?
    it wasn't profitable
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  • What is the color of the Santander bikes in London
    Red
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  • Did Luud financially benefit from the bike sharing plan?
    No
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  • But the plan was, in fact, a ploy from Provo, a group of Dutch anarchists. They felt that “the white bike symbolises ............... and ..............., as opposed to the old car.”
    simplicity / hygiene
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