In Spain, there are many large cities that have a bicycle rental service with the objective of promoting the sustainable mobility of its citizensIn addition, they also promote the use of this means of transportation with the construction of bike lanes.
One of the last cities in our country that has announced services of this style has been Zaragoza, that will renew the public bicycle rental system in 2025. Likewise, the Mano council has announced a strong discount on the annual subscription to those who request the new Bizi service in the coming days.
How much will a one-year subscription to this rental service cost?
The mayor from ZaragozaNatalia Chueca, announced during the presentation of one of the new Bizi service stations, that The cost of the annual subscription for 2025 will be only 30 euros for users who get it before October 2025, the date on which the installation process of the new service in the city ends.
On the other hand, Chueca specified that they will also offer monthly and daily bonuses and the possibility of purchasing a single trip, In addition, these cases will have a promotional offer once their prices are known.
When did the previous bike rental service end?
The Aragonese capital said goodbye to its old rental bicycles on October 31, after having this service since May 28, 2008. It should be noted that the previous Bizi obtained great results in the more than 16 years it was in operation.
According to the Zaragoza City Council, since 2008, this platform shared bikes It has been used by 65,301 different users, who have at some point registered in the Bizi service. In addition, the data has counted almost 31 million trips, with an approximate calculation of 61 million kilometers in total, which has been calculated as a reduction in COâ‚‚ emissions of approximately 6,719 tons.
Will insurance be needed to ride these bicycles?
As we mentioned in previous newsthe city of Zaragoza implemented new municipal regulations last September that requires users of electric scooters and bicycles have civil liability insurance to be able to circulate through the streets of the Aragonese capital.
However, in the case of shared bicycles, This insurance is provided by the responsible company to place them in the anchoring stations, thus covering all users of the service. Therefore, citizens will not have to take out an individual policy to use these bicycles.