Pedal power potential

Public bikes are about to go on trial in Monaco.

For the next 6 months several specially chosen travelers will be testing out the Principality's answer to Nice's Velos Bleus. The Monaco bus company was asking for volunteers for the scheme earlier this year, and it's now about to start the trials.

Biot company Clean Energy Planet is installing 3 bike stations with 15 bikes. Because of Monaco's steep streets, the bikes are electric, with a special locking mechanism on the front wheel that also serves as a battery recharger. If the trial is successful, the bikes should become available for workers and residents to get around town.

Monaco will test its citizens' bikes