4TH UN WORLD BICYCLE DAY: Rivers FRSC creates awareness on importance of riding Bicycle
2 min read
The Rivers State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has creates an awareness on the importance of embracing cycling in Nigeria.
The command made it known that adopting bicycles as means of none motorised transport is a means of curbing some health challenges such as High Blood Pressure and high sugar level.
Its Sector Commander, Salisu Umar Galadunci, while leading government officials and other bicycle riders across some areas in the state, disclosed that year 2022 World Bicycle Day, tagged: “Cycling for earth and humanity,” was designated by the United Nations (UN) that riding bicycle apart from being safer than cars and motorcycles also has health benefits.
He said “It not just for a common man but for everybody as a means of improving health. It was unanimously agreed that every June 3rd would be celebrated as world bicycle day because, riding bicycle reduces emission and increases health. It has been observed that if you ride bicycle for 30 minutes, it is equivalent to any exercise you are going to do for one week. It creates more parking spaces. If 10 bicycles can be parked where one car can occupy without inhaling of emissions.”
He urged bicycle riders to always obey traffic rules while on the roads.
The event have attendance of Zonal Commanding Officer Zone 6 Headquarters, ACM Jonathan Owoade; President, Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Chief Geomendinico Massari; Prof Mathew Wegwu; DCC Kehinde Dahunsi ZPRS, DCC Isaac Awe SAHR, DCC MV Mbaegbu DCCOPS and State Coordinator Special Marshals SM Theophilus Igbobo.
