A bicycle‐sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS)
scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at
low cost.
The programmes themselves include both docking and dockless systems, where docking systems
allow users to rent a bike from a dock, i.e., a technology‐enabled bicycle rack and return at another
node or dock within the system – and dockless systems, which offer a node‐free system relying on
smart technology. In either format, systems may incorporate smartphone web mapping to locate
available bikes and docks. In July 2020, Google Maps began including bike share systems in its route
recommendations.