
A great example of what a government can do to benefit it's citizens, it's taxpayers and itself. A perfect example of the proper way to use tax dollars in a manner that actually generates additional revenue for the city while reducing taxes for it's citizens. Unbelievable.
When lots of people use a communal resource %u2014 like, say, a cheap public bicycle-rental program %u2014 they tend to abuse it. So when the city of Montreal built its Public Bike System, nicknamed Bixi, the designers packed in all the technology they could find, in a desperate attempt to out-engineer human iniquity. The modular bike-rack stations are Web-enabled and solar-powered. The bicycles are designed with tons of sealed components to resist the savage beatings they will undoubtedly receive, and they're equipped with RFID tags so they're easily trackable. Too bad they can't redesign the riders too.
Topic: bike rental, public transportation, bicycles, Montreal
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