STA, 21 April 2022 – The town of Maribor introduced on Thursday a bicycle sharing process named Mbajk that at this time contains 21 docking stations and 210 bicycles unfold throughout the broader space of the metropolis centre. The to start with hour of rental is absolutely free of cost.
The method is scheduled to officially open up immediately after the May Day holiday seasons.
The bikes are for one-ride hire, not for multi-hour or full-day retain the services of. “This is a sensible and environmentally pleasant addition to the public passenger transportation process in the metropolis,” the Maribor municipality mentioned.
Users can rent a bicycle at any of the stations and return it to any of the stations as nicely. Bikes can be rented through the terminal at the station or employing the Mbajk mobile app. Consumers can also check the availability of cost-free bikes and locks for each station.
They spend an once-a-year registration rate of EUR 3. The initial hour of each and every rental is totally free for an limitless number of rentals. End users can sign up for the system at www.mbajk.si.
The program will be operational 24 several hours a day and each and every day of the 12 months.
The municipality has contracted Europlakat to established up the process beneath a 15-calendar year deal. The firm provided 15 stations and 150 bicycles, when other partners, led by the NLB Group, provided the rest.
According to Maribor Mayor Saša Arsenovič, the community will be expanded even more in the long run.