Bike Sharing in Naples: it will start with 500 electric bikes

Lime bike sharing

In Naples we start again with bike sharing and they are coming well 500 electric bicycles the company Lime, one of the leading companies in this sector that already operates in many other important cities.

Lime Technology is the company that responded to the public notice of the Municipality of Naples, extended to January 2021, to find a company that dealt with bike sharing in the city. Lime's expression of interest was immediately accepted and the experimentation in Naples will last for 3 years.

These bikes will add to those already present in the Q8.

Hundreds of electric bicycles for bike sharing

As said, they will be 500 pedal assisted bikes which will be located in different places in the city and the management will follow a type model free floating. Basically, as happens with electric scooters, the user takes the bike for hire and then can leave it in any other place where parking is allowed. Practically, the racks no longer exist, but the vehicle can be taken and left wherever it is not forbidden.

They will come in three different steps: 200 bikes will arrive at the beginning of the activity period and I'm already on the street, another 200 will be brought after a month, While the another 100 will arrive after two months.

Their maximum speed will be 20km / h in the streets with cars and motorcycles, a limit that will trigger thanks to the GPS sensors and automatically. The limit will drop to 6 km/h in pedestrian areas and in the Ztl. Sara it is forbidden to park in areas of high historical and architectural value, such as Piazza Municipio, via PArtenope, Piazza Plebiscito, Borgo Marinari, the Ancient Center, Piazza Vanvitelli, Piazza Mercato, via Scarlatti, via Luca Giordano and Castel Sant'Elmo.

Where are the electric bikes

Just to follow the free floating model already explained, the e electric bikes will be found in a large part of the territory of Naples, from the Lungomare to via Gianturco to Bagnoli, from west to east.

How to rent electric bikes

As well as for the scooters in Naples in Bagnoli and Fuorigrotta and those between Garibaldi and Mergellina, also for electric bikes there will be aappropriate app for rental, "Lime - Move around whenever you want".

You can download it fromApple Store and from Google Store.

In case of need to report incorrect parking for bikes that hinder the movement of vehicles or pedestrians, a number to contact the Municipality.

News source: Fanpage
Photo source: Geek Wire

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Written by Fabiana Bianchi
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