台北「Youbike」蔚為風潮!熱門站點可能還一車難求!但其實這股熱潮早在國外行之有年~
在歐洲許多都市常見民眾騎著自行車穿梭城市每個角落,不僅提供市民便利的接駁工具,還兼具休閒健身與娛樂的特點。
Back in the 1960s, Amsterdam city councilman Luud Schimmelpennink launched a plan to bring in 20,000 shared white bicycles to help combat the city's traffic snarls and reduce air pollution. The idea was for people to use the bikes once, then leave them for another person when they were done.
In theory it was a great program. But things didn't turn out as planned. The council rejected the proposal. Seems Luud Schimmelpennink was ahead of his time.