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New York City bike sharing: coming this summer

I like ideas this and the related auto sharing notions, but I do wonder how this program will safeguard itself from people purchasing a transit pass with cash, checking out a bike, and wheeling it into a U-Haul? Unless people are required to use a credit card or some other means of accountability when purchasing a pass, or the bikes are equipped with tamper-proof GPS devices..

I think that is a great initiative to inspire people to buy bicycles. http://www.texasmovingcompanies.net took organized such bike sharing program one year ago and that was really successful.