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Santander Cycles is a public bicycle hire scheme in London, United Kingdom. The scheme's bicycles are popularly known as Boris Bikes, after Boris Johnson, who was the Mayor of London when the scheme was launched. The operation of the scheme is contracted by Transport for London to Serco. The scheme is sponsored, with Santander UK being the main sponsor from April 2015.〔https://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/february/mayor-announces-santander-as-new-cycle-hire-sponsor〕 Barclays Bank was the first sponsor from 2010 to March 2015, when the service was branded as Barclays Cycle Hire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Boris, Barclays and the Big Blue Branding )〕 Credit for developing and enacting the scheme has been a source of debate. Johnson has taken credit for the plan, although the initial concept was announced by his predecessor Ken Livingstone, during the latter's term in office. Livingstone has said that the programme would herald a "cycling and walking transformation in London" and Johnson said that he "hoped the bikes would become as common as black cabs and red buses in the capital". A study showed cyclists using the scheme are three times less likely to be injured per trip than cyclists in London as a whole, possibly due to motorists giving cycle hire users more road space than they do other cyclists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Safety of London Bike Scheme )〕 Moreover, recent customer research showed that 49 per cent of Cycle Hire members say that the scheme has prompted them to start cycling in London.〔http://www.itv.com/news/london/2013-04-04/boris-bikes-extended-to-south-west-london/〕 In July 2015, a record 73000 hires were recorded on a single day.〔https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/july/london-celebrates-five-successful-years-of-the-mayor-s-flagship-cycle-hire-sche〕 ==History== In August 2007 the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, announced that he was planning to implement a cycle hire scheme modelled on the successful Vélib' network in Paris. Following discussions with the Mayor of Paris, Livingstone instructed transport officials to study the Paris and similar schemes, and draw up proposals for London. Discussions were conducted between TfL, the London boroughs and transport commissioners from Lyon, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Oslo and Copenhagen. In February 2008, plans for the London cycle hire scheme were officially unveiled by Livingstone. The CTC and Green Party hailed the proposals as revolutionary.〔 BCH commenced operations in July 2010 with 5,000 bicycles and 315 docking stations distributed across the City of London area and parts of eight London boroughs. The coverage zone spans approximately . there were some 8,000 cycles and 570 docking stations in the scheme, which had been used for over 19 million journeys. Initially, BCH required initial payment of registration and membership fees to be paid in exchange for an electronic access key, but on 3 December 2010 this was changed to allow casual cycle hires by non-members who have a valid credit or debit card. The project was expected to cost £140 million for planning and implementation over six years, potentially the only Transport for London (TfL) system to fully fund its annual cost of operation, a goal originally estimated to take two to three years.〔: Once BCH revenues can fully pay for annual costs of operation, revenues may then be allocated towards repayment of the estimated £140 million in planning and implementation costs of the project.〕 Between December 2010 and the end of May 2013, the scheme had registered 22 million rides without a death. The first fatality of a user of the scheme occurred in July 2013. A 20-year-old woman, Philippine De Gerin-Ricard, was killed outside Aldgate East tube station after being struck by a lorry, prompting a protest ride calling for improved separation between cycle routes and other traffic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/campaigners_call_for_better_cycle_lanes_after_french_student_killed_on_boris_bike_near_aldgate_1_2281204 )〕 In March 2014, 101 of the 10,000 bikes in the scheme were coloured yellow to mark 100 days until the arrival of the 101st Tour de France in London on Monday 7 July 2014.〔(Bikes get a yellow jersey at The Evening Standard ). Retrieved 1 May 2014〕〔('Hire bikes Go Yellow Mayor press release ). Retrieved 1 May 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santander Cycles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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