bikeshares

Noun

bikeshare (plural bikeshares)

1. A service by which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a very short-term basis, allowing them to borrow a bicycle at one location and return it at another.
   • Much remains to be done, but the bikeshare scheme – impossible with a helmet law – has contributed to a qualitative leap in the number of people commuting to work, school and activities by bicycle, in normal city clothing.2009 September 19, “Will licences, helmets make cycling safer?”, in Toronto Star