In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 3 June as International World Bicycle Day. The
resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes the uniqueness, longevity, and
versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that
it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable
means of transportation.
2019 will be the second year when it will be
celebrated after the UN General Assembly declared it in 2018 to acknowledge the
uniqueness, longevity and the importance of the bicycle which is a simple,
affordable, reliable and an environmentally friendly mode of
transportation.
Aim:
The day aims to promote the use of bicycles as
a means of fostering
sustainable development, strengthening education,
including physical education, for children and young people, promoting health
and tolerance, preventing disease, mutual understanding and respect,
facilitating social inclusion and a culture of peace.
World
Bicycle Day in India:
In India, Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu had
flagged off a cycling rally in Connaught Place in Delhi on the occasion of World
Bicycle Day. It was also celebrated by cyclists in many other cities like
Bengaluru and Mumbai.
