18) 1893-1914: Importance of Cities in the Introduction of Plates

Why were these cities off our radar for so long during our research? Why did Swiss cities introduce bicycle license plates before the cantons? What was the role of large cities like Bern, St. Gallen, and Zurich? Why were there no municipal signs in Geneva, Basel, and Lucerne? When did cities and municipalities like Lausanne, Winterthur, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Biel, Schaffhausen, Lugano, Burgdorf, and St. Moritz introduce their own bicycle license plates? How long did these municipal bicycle license plates last?