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Some dockless bike sharing initiatives that have made inroads in Europe and North America include:
*[http://www.dropbike.ca Dropbike] (Toronto; Kingston, Ontario; Westmount, Quebec)
*U-Bicycle (Victoria, British Columbia - China-based-company)
*[http://www.spin.pm/ Spin] (Seattle; San Francisco; Washington DC)
*Mobike (Washington DC; London, UK; Manchester, UK - China-based company)
*[http://www.limebike.com/ LimeBike] (Washington DC; Seattle; Dallas; South San Francisco; South Lake Tahoe; Greensboro, NC; Northbend, IN; Key Biscayne Florida;Imperial Beach, CA; several US university campuses)
*oBike (London, UK - Singapore-based company)
*[http://www.vbikes.com/ VBikes] (Dallas and some Texas university campuses - Taiwan-based company)
The advantages and deficits of dockless bike sharing are in general similar to those of bike sharing overall. Issues specific to dockless bike sharing are detailed below.
== Advantages to Dockless Bike Sharing ==
*Convenience - Dockless bikes can be found throughout their service area. As such, users do not have to get themselves to a designated bike hub to rent or return individual bikes. The fact that the bikes can be left anywhere also allows for users to plot lesser traveled routes and to plan for one-way trips in ways not possible with traditional bike sharing services
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*Obstacles to its widespread adoption in these markets remain:
*Regulations around licensing, mandated helmet use, and parking
*Forging agreements with local governments, many of whom have been alarmed at the rapid rise and number of dockless bicycle share services
*Competition and opposition from incumbent kiosk-based bike sharing networks (many of which have municipal support)
*Fears raised in the communities about the dockless bicycles being strewn about the city streets (as has happened in Chinese cities) making extra work for city maintenance employees, blocking pedestrian thoroughfares, creating an eyesore and presenting tripping hazards
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[https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size All 119 Bike Sharing Systems, Ranked by Size - Greater Greater Washington 26 January 2017]
[https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch Seattle's Dockless Bike Share: Our Guide to the City's Brand New Wheels 24 August 2017]
== See also ==
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