On Independence Day, Ride a Cycle foundation is gifting a bicycle to the prime minister and organizing a Bicycle ride.

DATE /TIME : Aug 15th, 11:00AM.

VENUE : PRESS CLUB OF BANGALORE, CUBBON PARK BANGALORE

We will appeal for inclusion of new fundamental rights in the constitution:

1>  Right to Breath Clean Air as a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT for all Indian citizens.

2>  Right to walk freely and fearlessly as a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.

3>  Right to Bicycle as a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT to be included.

Cyclists are invited to write personal messages on a banner which will be sent to the Prime Minister, along with the cycle.

Today we have lost the freedom to walk and bicycle in Independent India due to the excessive invasion of Automobile Culture and failure of the successive governments to enable sustainable mode of transport.

Bicycle is neglected as it is being used by the poorer section of the people. Bicycling is being seen as undignified conduct.

Car Based Culture have taken away our freedom to breathe, freedom to walk on the streets. Car Based culture with its in-built violence kills 1000 young people and maims 10,000 people annually.  It creates a fear psychosis and immense mental stress to the rider and the environment around the rider. This culture has made our society become sick with India being the diabetes capital of the world.

But Bicycle Freedom is severly restricted in Indian Cities and the freedom of high speed reckless automobiles is enabled by widening roads, signal free junctions, magic boxes etc.

Bicycle provides us Freedom from Congestion, Freedom from Noise and Air Pollution , Freedom from Fuel Dependence thereby saving countries millions of rupees.

We need to struggle again to regain the freedom of this living space called India, so that we can walk and bicycle freely. This will also enable us to see and reflect where our future is being headed if we follow this path.

Ride A Cycle Foundation would be organizing a “Give us also little freedom” bicycle ride and would submit a memorandum to the Governor to change the mobility culture from a economically and environmentally unsustainable , highly intolerant, violent, brutal, terrorizing, noisy, inequitable form  into a non violent, equitable, economical, environmental friendly mobility based on non motorized transport and efficient public transport.

To remind the Government of its obligations to create a sustainable and clean environment in Urban Spaces Ride a Cycle Foundation would be gifting a BICYCLE to the following dignitaries.

1> Sri Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India

2> Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India.

3> Sri Sadanand Gowda, Chief Minister of Karnataka.

4> Sri Suresh Kumar, Minister of Urban Development. Govt of of Karnataka.

Program STARTS at PRESS CLUB BANGALORE, CUBBON PARK:

11:00AM : PRESS CONFERENCE – GIVE US ALSO LITTLE FREEDOM – BICYCLISTS APPEAL TO THE PRIME MINISTER.

RELEASE OF OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER. RACF will brief about the actions required from the Government to enable bicycling in urban areas. Issues in enabling bicycling and resolving the same.

Display of the Bicycle that will be given as a gift to the Prime Minister of India.

11:30AM -  Bicycle Ride from Press Club to Raj Bhavan Governors residence  –  Chief Ministers House – Ministers Home and Pasting of Banners on all residences of ministers – Chief Justice of Karnataka.

12:00AM - Finish at Vidhana Soudha.

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This Sunday, cyclists will be in for a pleasant surprise at Lalbagh, South Gate - in the form of secure bicycle parking stations. This is the first of many such bicycle parking stations that we shall soon see in Jayanagar, Bangalore.

The project would not have been possible without the support of Bharathi Cement who have sponsored the racks, and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for providing the space for the racks.

We have organized a small event and a ride to celebrate this event.

Where: Lalbagh South Gate, Siddapura Road

When: 8:30 am to 9:00 am, 10-July, Sunday

Here’s the invitation. Come all and spread the word.

Ride a Cycle Foundation is glad to announce the following events which will take cycling to new heights in Indian Cities.
It actually started with a simple mail to Joint Secretary and Director Urban Transport, saying that he spends his time only with BMTC and Metro People on all his visits to Bangalore, whereas it is the cyclists of Bangalore who are faster than Metro and BMTC.

Sri SK Lohia, Director Urban Transport, GOI was kind enough to consider our request and is going to bicycle with us and also inaugurate the Photo Exhibition @ Newly Opened BumsOnTheSaddle Store.

He will also share his vision of making Indian Cities Bicycle Friendly.

Read here about SK Lohia’s adventures with cycling to work.

Bicycle Photons – A Photo Exhibition of High Speed Bicyclists of Bangalore.

RACF with Support from BOTS is organizing this Photo Exhibition featured around Cyclists of Bangalore. Action from various events such as Bangalore Bicycling Championships (BBCh), Bangalore Brevets, Tour of Nilgiris (TFN), etc. will be on display.

Photographers: Brijesh, Neeta Shankar and more

Program Schedule for the events on 25-June-2011 (Saturday morning)

The RideACycle Foundation wants to encourage cycling – as a form of recreation, sport and as a means to commute to work. One day it hopes to design fundraisers through cycling for a variety of charities.

The RideACycle Foundation will lobby for the rights of cyclists and for laws that offer protection to cyclists through dedicated cycling lanes as well as through support for safety regulations. We hope to work with the government administration to bring about change aimed at encouraging cycling in our cities.

Amongst the activities the foundation plans to undertake are several fun events like a cycle treasure hunt, off road rides for children, dirt track races, and bicycle maintenance workshops.

However, one of the first campaigns that the RideACycle Foundation will undertake is promoting responsible and safe behaviour within the cycling community.