Veturilo

Veturilo
Overview
Owner ZTM
Locale Warsaw, Poland
Transit type Bicycle sharing system
Number of stations 187[1]
Daily ridership 10,000+
Website www.veturilo.waw.pl
Operation
Began operation 1 August 2012
Operator(s) nextbike
Number of vehicles 2,950
Veturilo station

Veturilo is a public bicycle sharing system in Warsaw, Poland, launched on 1 August 2012 with 55 stations and 1000 bicycles in 3 districts - Śródmieście (city centre), Bielany and Ursynów,[2] 2 other stations started operating in the middle of August in Wilanów.[3] It is the biggest public bicycle sharing system in Poland.[4]

Name

The name Veturilo was chosen in an internet contest. It is an Esperanto word meaning vehicle. Internet users submitted nearly a thousand proposals, and a jury chose a short-list of six. In the next step, during an internet vote, users chose the name Veturilo (with 32% of votes); other proposals were: Wawabike (26%), Ziuuu (12%), Rowerynka (12%), Bajker (11%) and Wabik (6%).[5]

System

Bicycles are available for 9 months of the year, from 1 March to 30 November. In order to use the system, users need to register and pay a 10 zł initial fee. The first 20 minutes of the ride are free of charge, longer rides cost at least 1 zł. A bicycle can be used for up to 12 hours, there is a 200 zł fee for exceeding this limit, and after 13 hours the operator can report the bicycle as stolen to the police. The fee for the theft, loss or destruction of a bicycle is 2000 zł.[6]

Usage charges
time 20 min 1 h 2 h 3 h 4 h and each additional hour exceeding 12 h
rate free 1 zł 3 zł 5 zł 7 zł 200 zł

The Veturilo was compatible with Bemowo Bike,[7] a bicycle sharing system in the Bemowo district operating in the years 2012–2014.

See also

References

  1. ↑ , mp (2014-10-21). "Przybywa dróg i wypożyczalni". rowery.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Cycle with Veturilo in Warsaw". ztm.waw.pl. ZTM Warszawa. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Zakręć w Wilanowie". www.veturilo.waw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Warszawa będzie miała rower publiczny". polskanarowery.sport.pl (in Polish). 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. ↑ "What’s the origin of Veturilo name?". www.veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Information". veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Veturilo compatible with Bemowo Bike rental systems". www.veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

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