bikeshare

plural bikeshares

1. A service by which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a very short-term basis, allowing them to borrow a bicycle at one location and return it at another.

   Much remains to be done, but the bikeshare scheme – impossible with a helmet law – has contributed to a qualitative leap in the number of people commuting to work, school and activities by bicycle, in normal city clothing.

   2009 September 19, “Will licences, helmets make cycling safer?”, in Toronto Star