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

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. They only get a few months.. by QuantumTheologian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm just guessing, but the bicycle may not be the best means of transportation in the winter, particularly in Montreal.