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Get Hypnotized By Boris Bikes

4:42 PM EDT on March 25, 2011

Dr. Martin Austwick created this animation of bike-share usage in London on October 4, 2010, when transit workers were on strike. It's totally spellbinding.

Bonus game for the geeks in the house -- before you hit play, leave your best guess in the comments about the time of day when the system hits peak usage.

Hat tip to David Alpert at Greater Greater Washington for the video.

Ben Fried
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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