The concept of BiketoBasics comes from the idea of the bike being a simple mode of transport. It does not require a complex engine like a car, all it requires is you to power it, to put in some energy to turn the pedals. There is no need to buy fuel, no air pollution created by you using it and no noise pollution it is just you and the pedals.
We are proposing the idea to people, why not go back to the basics of the bike? Why waste money on an expensive car that then costs a lot to keep running? Why waste time sitting in traffic jams when a bicycle can squeeze through those gaps? Why sit behind a wheel everyday when it is a lot healthier for you and our planet to get on the saddle instead?
BiketoBasics wants to investigate what it is that makes the car so many peoples choice over the bicycle in Bristol. As well as the basics of a bicycling itself we are researching the basics of town planning to encourage cyclists in the city. How can we adapt Bristols streets to give cyclists just as prominent role on the roads as the cars, busses and lorries? What is it that discourages people from the saddle and how can we adapt our city to push this cycling revolution forward?
In the words of
J F Kennedy:
'Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.'
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