Some interesting insights
So far, the experience has already given some interesting insights. The average trip is around 5km or 45 minutes, and 75% drops off the vehicle at another station than the original pick-up point. It also confirms one of the key objectives of this whole project: people use it in combination with other forms of transport such as public transportation, walking and cycling (also called ‘multimodality’).
There is no particular reason that stands out from the many purposes it’s being used for: running errands, visiting friends and family, commute to work, leisure, an evening out, …
And when asked to describe the service, ‘ecological’ and ‘practical’ are the words that come to mind first besides enjoyable, economical, flexible, fast, fun…