bike sharing systems

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Bogota SIRCI Project

Ver. 1.0Copyrightⓒ LG CNS

Software Architecture (Card System)

Contents

1.System considerations

2.System components

3.Fare model

4.Station layout

5.Citizen use cases


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System Considerations

• Bike theft/vandalism: There is a high risk of bike theft / vandalism in the system. To avoid this,

bike sharing systems have implemented a set of counter measures:

• Bike design discourages part theft

• Citizens must be either: identified to the system, and in possession of a valid credit card; or

be able to be discounted a deposit for the bike cost which is reimbursed after the hiring

period ends

• Bike availability: Bike availability should be high for the system to be successful. The system

implements a set of measures to penalize bike retention and favor small usage times:

• Small use times are favored with lower fares, while retention is penalized with high fares,

depending on the retention time.

• Citizens pay to access the system. Transfers are allowed at no cost throughout all the system.

• The system should assure the user that there are docking terminals available at the destinationstation

• Bike corridors: Bike corridors should be available to allow citizens easy connections within

system’s stations; bike corridors should also connect with other means of transportation


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System Considerations

Visited Bike Sharing Systems:

1. Velov (Lyon)

2. Velo Tolouse (Tolouse)

Both managed by JC Decaux / Cyclocity


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System Components

1.The bike

2.The docking terminal3.The automatic sharing station

Automatic sharing station

Docking terminal

Bike


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Basket

Bell

Automatic gear

Report broken

bike button

Adjustable chair

Welded junctionsinstead of bolts

Battery operated

front / rear lights

Bike stand

Security chain port

Docking port

The BSS Bike


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Docking port

Docking

terminal ID

Bike release

button

The Docking Terminal


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LCD touch screen

Payment module

Receipt printer

Payment module

display

Payment module

keyboard

Payment module

bank card acceptor

The Automatic Sharing Station


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Fare Model

1.Subscription Based

• The user provides his credit card number and pays a subscription fee based on thesubscription time.

• If the bike is not returned, the bike’s cost is deducted from the user ́s credit card

2.Debit card based

• The user inserts his debit card in the payment module, and gets 1 or 7 days of access to

the system

• The user pays in advance a deposit for the bike cost. When the time of subscription

ends, the deposit is reimbursed to the user

• Needs previous agreements with the bank card provider

Issue:

The systems relies on citizen banking but, there are low citizen banking rates in Colombia


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Fare Model

3. With Traffic Smart Card

• There are many traffic means operators in Lyon/Tolouse. The bike sharing system partners with them to give access with the citizen’s traffic operator Smart card.

• Lyon: TCL and OùRA! Smart cards can be used once the citizen has subscribed

previously to the system (following the subscription based procedure)

•Toulouse: The Pastel smart card can be used once the citizen has subscribed previouslyto the system (following the subscription based procedure)

• The smart card is used as an access media, not as a payment media


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Fare Model

•The user is charged for subscribing to the system, not for requesting a bike

•First 30 minutes of bike use are free; then, a rate is charged for the next 30 minutes of use;

then, a higher rate is charged for every 30 minutes of extra use

•Transfers are encouraged in the system. Docking/ Undocking a bike has no cost. In the other

hand, bike retention is penalized by the system.

•Making transfers allows to cover larger distances with no costs to the user; it also allows

greater availability of bikes to overall users.


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Station Layout

1. There are bike sharing stations located

strategically near other transportation

means stations

2. Stations are located near each other,

allowing the users to locate a station on

the 30 minutes available to return theshared bike without charge

3. There are more docking terminal than

bikes available. This allow users to find

an available docking terminal to return

the bike at his journey’s end.

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Citizen use cases

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Buying a Ticket



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Buying a Ticket

Select type of ticket Choose the duration of your ticket

Agree to the service terms and

conditions

Create a passwordAgree to be debited a deposit for the

bike from your bank account, which

will be reimbursed at ticket end (if

the bike has been returned)

Insert debit card and use the payment module



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Accessing the Service

Ticket ID

Ticket valid time

Rent a bike

Inquiry account information

Cancel / Return



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Renting a Bike



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Renting a Bike

Select “take out a bike” menu Read bike undocking / docking instructions Select an available bike

Bike is made availablePress undocking button, pull off the bike



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Returning a Bike



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Inquiry Account Information

Ticket valid time

Accumulated per journey fare

Latest hire times

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