Is It Safe to Use Bike-Share?

Treat shared bicycles and scooters like you would a grocery cart

The spread of Covid-19 has made it risky to take public transit and ride cars with strangers, so many are opting to ride a different kind of public vehicle: shared bicycles, via bike-share programs like Citi Bike, Divvy, Discover Bike, and Bluebikes. Programs like these, which sometimes also include scooters, let riders avoid breathing around strangers while also getting a bit of exercise en route to their destination. But unanswered questions about the safety of shared…