CHICAGO — Divvy Bikes, Chicago's bike-share program, is turning to online video producers to show how to be safe using the service.
The system is looking for short, entertaining YouTube videos and really short, entertaining Vine videos showing off how to use the bikes in a safe way.
"We're looking for creative Chicagoans to help remind Divvy riders how to be safe through short, entertaining safety videos," said Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein in a statement.
The winner of both categories will win a five-year Divvy membership. An annual membership costs $75.
Twenty-five runners-up will win a helmet, a T-shirt and five 24-hour passes each.
All videos must show one of the Chicago blue Divvy bikes and address at least one of the following safety topics: walking bikes on the sidewalk, wearing helmets, planning routes and navigating city traffic.
Entries must be submitted via Divvy's website by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30.
Since the program's June launch, unofficial Divvy videos have popped up on YouTube showing everything from how to dock a bike in a station to what sorts of handbags are compatible with Divvy's baskets.
One producer stuck a camera to himself and uploaded several videos of him riding the bikes around town.
