As noted before , Montreal has its own public bike-sharing programme, Bixi, which is proving to be a great success with 3,000 bicycles in 30 different locations. But Montreal was already a cycling-friendly city, with the Bixis complementing an already energetic scene. Not that many people seem

to wear helmets but the city’s highly sophisticated system of 4 different kinds of bike lanes make cycling seem almost to be a safe and friendlier thing to do. …

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Montreal has Bixi and a Great Bike Lane System