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英國首都倫敦7月30日啟動了一項新的自行車租賃計劃，旨在倡導市民“綠色”出行，為即將于2012年在倫敦舉行的奧運會打造“低碳”環(huán)境。當天一大早，隨著一陣車鈴的聲音，倫敦市長約翰遜騎車出現(xiàn)在位于倫敦標志性景觀“倫敦眼”不遠處的一個自行車停放點，正式宣布啟動這項新的自行車租賃計劃。

Watch out! Here comes London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire plan.

"What we've put in is a new form of public transport. Theses bikes are going to belong to everybody."

More than 12,000 people have signed up for the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with costs at one pound for a 24-hour membership, five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds for an annual membership.

John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to use the system.

"It's very comfortable. For people who don't cycle much I think it'll be very useful. But for people who cycle regularly, they are possibly a bit slow. But they're perfect for London streets, very robust. I think they'll be very widely used."

And Johnson says it's of good value.

"I think it's extremely good value. The first half hour is free. If you cycle smart and you cycle around London -- most journeys in London take less than half an hour, you can cycle the whole day free."

This can be realized as a member can dock their bike, wait five minutes and take it out again for another free 30-minute ride.

Some five thousand bikes are currently available at over 300 docking stations in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system.

"We will of course to expand the system. The system will continue to expand over this month and then on into for the rest of the year. Clearly one of our ambitions is to make sure that in 2012 when the world comes to London, they will be able to use London hire bikes to go to the Olympic venues."

Casual users will be able to hire cycles around four weeks after the launch.

Tu Yun, CRI news, London.?

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