They have been called Boris-bikes, after the mayor (he of the strange hair-style) who claimed to first moot the idea.
I'm not sure how well they've taken, as I have heard reports of inadequate bike paths or paths that just end abruptly, forcing the cyclist to merge with traffic or end up on the pedestrian path.
Either way, it's not good.
Lately, Malaysia has taken up the idea of making KL a bike city, apparently in an effort to emulate Copenhagen, which is deemed to be the first bike city in the world.
There has been a vague mention of building the proper infrastructure to encourage more people to take up cycling.
I can see how this will reduce pollution and the traffic congestion, but if there are no proper cycling paths, then we are just going to have a higher accident rate, or sensible Malaysians will just cast the idea aside as another stupid brainchild of the Malaysian government.
The problem is, I see this as a good idea and would be sorry if it is dismissed.
Car-Free Morning means you don't have big machines trying to mow you down as you cycle about, but it can only be feasible one day of the month (and on a Sunday) as is currently done.
I look forward to seeing how this goes.
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