Montreal's Public Bikes To Use Web, RFID, Solar

Posted by kdawson on Saturday June 21, 2008 @06:52PM from the all-the-green-words dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Montreal is preparing to launch a Web- and RFID-enabled public bike system that allows residents and visitors to rent bicycles at special depots scattered throughout the city. Using a Web site, riders can check out a real-time inventory of available bicycles at the depot locations. At the depots, a solar-powered base station will process credit cards or member cards. The bike docks use RFID, and the system is supposedly easy to install and maintain. A pilot program will launch in September with four bike depots."

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Re:They only get a few months.. by Red+Dwarf · 2008-06-21 19:51 · Score: 4, Funny

Not for too long with global warming!
Re:mmmmmk by dave420 · 2008-06-21 23:30 · Score: 3, Funny

I know! Next they'll make us put unique identifiers on our cars that can be automatically read from a distance! Where will the madness end?!?