International - China

Reducing congestion and smog are the main reasons behind China's push to get more people to ride bikes - Saša Petricic/CBC

Chinese cities have witnessed an influx of 23 million GPS-equipped bicycles, part of a bike share program credited with changing traffic patterns across the country - Saša Petricic/CBC

According to Chinese research, the new bike share program reduced carbon dioxide emissions by about four million tonnes last year, roughly the equivalent of taking 900,000 cars off the road - Saša Petricic/CBC

Some Chinese cities have responded to piles of discarded rented bikes by literally bulldozing them out of the way and into landfill sites - Reuters