Travelling around London on two wheels

Following the lead of cities like Paris, Dublin and Montreal, London has launched a major cycle hire scheme which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics. In spite of accusations of being too expensive and too limited in...

Following the lead of cities like Paris, Dublin and Montreal, London has launched a major cycle hire scheme which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics.

In spite of accusations of being too expensive and too limited in scale, organisers promise to generate up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day -- and to create the "best hire scheme in the World".

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