Bicycle-sharing system facts for kids
A bicycle sharing system is in place all around the world and is very popular. It is an easy way to reduce emissions as bikes are sustainable and safe. You can find these bikes at a dock and return the dock of the same brand.
These bikes may be free of charge or have a small fee that increases however long the bike is away from a dock.
Images for kids
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Docked bicycles in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Rental bikes in Turku, Finland
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White bicycles for free use, in Hoge Veluwe National Park in Gelderland, the Netherlands
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A Hellobike, one of the biggest bike sharing company in ShangHai.
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A station of EnCicla in Medellin.
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The Youbike station near Tamsui Station of Taipei Metro Tamsui–Xinyi Line.
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Bicycle station in the Washington, D.C., suburbs powered by solar panels
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Graph depicting market with positive consumption externality. Curves representing supply, private marginal benefit (demand) and social marginal benefit are shown. Equilibrium and optimal prices and quantities are marked. Deadweight loss is shown as the gray triangle, and the size of the subsidy required to internalize the externality is marked.
See also
In Spanish: Sistema de bicicletas compartidas para niños