仅凭自己的智能手机，人们就能解锁这种共享单车。这些单车都装有全球定位系统，可以被放在公共场合的任何地方，等待下一位用户使用。它们受到了许多中国人的欢迎，因为它们有效地解决了“最后一公里”难题，即个人行程中的最后一段。
“In places where the subway doesn’t extend (延伸到), where it’s difficult to change from one kind of transport to another, it’s so easy to get where you want to go with Mobike,” Hu Hong, 29, told AFP. She pedals (骑自行车) to her Shanghai real-estate (房地产) job.
“在地铁线路覆盖不到的地方，很难换乘其他交通，用摩拜单车去你想去的地方就简单多了，”29岁的胡红(音译)在接受法新社采访时表示。在上海从事房地产行业的她都是骑自行车去上班的。
However, the schemes have also led to problems such as illegal parking, vandalism (故意破坏) and theft.
然而，这一计划也出现了一些问题，如非法停车，故意破坏和偷窃等。
Last month, two nurses in Beijing were placed under administrative detention (行政拘留) for five days for putting locks on two shared bikes.
上个月，北京的两名护士因在共享单车上上锁(占为己有)，被行政拘留5天。
And in December, a man who stole a shared bike was sentenced to a 3-month detention with a 3-month probation (缓刑期), and fined 1,000 yuan by the Shanghai Minhang People’s Court.
而在去年12月，一名男子因偷窃一辆共享单车，被上海闵行人民法院判处拘役3个月，缓刑3个月，并处罚金人民币一千元。
“Bike-sharing is a greener method of transportation and provides a user-friendly experience,” said Liu Xiaoming, vice-minister of transport. “But it’s a combination of online and offline business. Operators are usually strong in online services, but lack offline business experience, which causes problems.”