Veturilo is a public bicycle-sharing system in Warsaw, Poland, launched on with 55 stations and 1000 bicycles in 3 districts - à Âródmieà Âcie (city centre), Bielany and Ursynów, 2 other stations started operating in the middle of August in Wilanów. At the time of the launch, it was the biggest public bicycle-sharing system in Poland and the fifth largest in Europe. It is also considered one of the most successful bike sharing systems in the world.
The name Veturilo was chosen in an internet contest. It is an Esperanto word meaning vehicle. Internet users submitted nearly a thousand proposals, and a jury chose a short-list of six. In the next step, during an internet vote, users chose the name Veturilo (with 32% of votes); other proposals were: Wawabike (26%), Ziuuu (12%), Rowerynka (12%), Bajker (11%) and Wabik (6%).
The Veturilo was compatible with Bemowo Bike, a bicycle-sharing system in the Bemowo district operating in the years 2012âÂÂ2014.