I assuming that most of the racer boys and girls who might visit this blog from time-to-time commute by bike to work whenever possible. I do and have for the last 30-years, so I never gave Bike to Work Day a second glance. Why would I? I already do. However what I did not know was that Bike to Work Day is a chance to advocate for improvements in cycling infrastructure, safety, education, health and transportation in general by doing what you are already doing. Confused? Don’t be it is simple. Go to the http://biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org/general-information and register, then simply continue to do what you do so well. Bike To Work!
From the web site
Some highlights from 2008:
2440 cyclists registered for the event
64% more cyclists were travelling to work on Bike to Work Day (Bicycle traffic counts done on the day of the event in 12 locations throughout the city showed an average 64% bicycle traffic increase of over previous 2008 counts (increases ranged from 13% to 145% depending on the location))
20% of registered participants said that were first time bicycle commuters (432 cyclists total)
11,241 cyclists cycled on Bike to Work Day (estimate based on 2006 Census of cyclist commuters (5.760) x the increase in 2008 over 2007 (1.19) x the increased traffic on Bike to Work Day Winnipeg (1.64))
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