3rd June 2021

Topic: Important Day

Importance: Prelims

World Bicycle Day

Why celebrate the bicycle?

• Regular physical activity of moderate intensity – such as walking, cycling or sports – has important health benefits.
• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), safe walking and cycling infrastructure is another way to achieve greater health equity.
• Walking and cycling can provide some form of transportation while decreasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and even death.

• Cycling is a solution to helping cities decouple population growth from increased emissions and to improve air quality and road safety.

Cycling and Sustainable development:

• World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle, a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally-friendly means of transportation.
• A sustainable transport system that promotes economic growth, reduces inequalities while strengthening the fight against climate change is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Targets 3, 11, 13, 15 of the SDGs are linked to cycling and sustainable development.

Who declared this day?

• United Nations General Assembly

(Source: UN Website)

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