Many people believe that cycling is a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport. However, it is still unpopular in many countries. What are the reasons? What could be done to encourage the use of bicycles among wider population?

Numerous

people

are of the opinion that riding a bicycle is not only beneficial to well-being but has a less damaging effect on the environment.

However

, the

use

of

this

medium of

transportation

is still not widely accepted.

This

essay will address ignorance; as a major reason why it is still rarely being used and discuss the role of education and promotion of public

awarenes

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awareness

about the value of cycling as a means of

transportation

in encouraging its

use

.

Firstly

, so many

people

are reluctant to consider using bicycles as a means to

move

around, because they are ignorant of their health benefits.

This

is because; it is only in the parlance of academia that

such

discussions are being considered. It is due to

this

ignorance that, a large number of

people

still consider it socially unacceptable, and even childish to

move

around by bicycle. If

people

are aware that cycling can help to improve their cardiovascular functions, and that it does not produce toxic gaseous waste which can be harmful to the environment unlike motorbikes and cars; the majority will opt for

this

as a means to

move

around, especially within the local community. To mitigate against

this

problem, the government needs to educate the public about the potential benefits of

this

form of

transportation

to their health, as well as the environment.

This

can be achieved through the promotion of public awareness through the media

such

as newspapers, television, and radio stations.

In addition

, they can

further

encourage the masses to consider

this

option of

transportation

by providing bicycle road paths and subsidizing the price of bicycles for potential buyers. By doing these,

people

are motivated to procure and

use

bicycles to

move

around and as a form of physical exercise. To conclude, one fundamental cause of why fewer

people

are given to cycling is ignorance, and the onus lies in the government to educate

people

about the health and environmental benefits from its

use

. It is believed that with intensive public awareness campaigns, more and more

people

will adopt cycling as a form of exercise and a means of

transportation

.