Veturilo

Veturilo
Veturilo station
Veturilo station
Overview
LocaleWarsaw, Poland
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Number of stations318[1]
Annual ridershipIncrease 3,904,647 (2022)[2]
Websiteveturilo.waw.pl
Operation
Began operationAugust 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-01)
Operator(s)nextbike
Number of vehicles3,202[1]

Veturilo is a public bicycle-sharing system in Warsaw, Poland, launched on August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01) with 55 stations and 1000 bicycles in 3 districts - Śródmieście (city centre), Bielany and Ursynów,[3] 2 other stations started operating in the middle of August in Wilanów.[4] It is the biggest public bicycle-sharing system in Poland[5] and the fifth largest in Europe. It is also considered one of the most successful bike sharing systems in the world.[6]

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%).[7]

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.[8]

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,[9] a bicycle-sharing system in the Bemowo district operating in the years 2012–2014.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Poznaj nowe Veturilo - Veturilo". veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Rowerowe podsumowanie 2022 roku — kilkadziesiąt kilometrów bliżej do celu - Rowery". um.warszawa.pl. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Cycle with Veturilo in Warsaw". ztm.waw.pl. ZTM Warszawa. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Zakręć w Wilanowie". www.veturilo.waw.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Warszawa będzie miała rower publiczny". polskanarowery.sport.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. ^ Internet, JSK. "Polish bicycle market – Poles buy more bikes than cars". Ministry of Treasury. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "What's the origin of Veturilo name?". www.veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Information". veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Veturilo compatible with Bemowo Bike rental systems". www.veturilo.waw.pl. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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