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Cycling is more environmentally friendly than other forms of transport. Why is it not popular in many places? And how to increase its popularity?

Although riding a bicycle can bring numerous benefits to our environment instead of using other sorts of vehicles, it is true that there is a limited number of people are more likely to use it because of several reasons. To reduce this unpopularity, some solutions could be proposed in the level of individuals, as well as the society.

To begin with, there are a range of reasons why few people use bicycles to travel on a
regular basis. Firstly, living in a fast-paced life life, people seem to become much busier with a heavy workload than in the past, and individuals want to reduce the time spending on transport as much as possible. To be more precise, nowadays, not only do people work at their workplace, but also take time to finish their tasks at home, so the increase in hours of work required them to minimise the time for transport. As a result, they could not utilise bicycles – a low speed vehicle, but tend to prioritise the usage of motorbikes or cars which would take less time. Secondly, cycling requires a greater strength and stamina than riding a motorbike or driving a car. This partly discourage people from choosing this means of transport, especially in the uncomfortable weather or when they have to travel a long distance.

Regarding to solutions, Several steps can be taken to raise the popularity of bicycles. The first solution should come from the governmental actions to dissuade citizens from owning and ultilizing a motorbike or a car such as increasing the price of petrol or raising tax on these vehicles. As a consequence, more people would opt bicycles as their primary means of transport. Additionally, at the same time, central authorities should also build more lanes serving only cyclists, which would make it much faster and safer to travel with bicycles. In the level of individual, the final solution is to launch campaigns to raise citizens’ awareness of the environment degradation which is partly caused by harmful effects of motorbikes and cars, and this could lead people to cycle more often.

In conclusion, there are some reasons why bicycles become less common in today’s world, and measures should be taken to promote this means of transport to achieve sustainable development early.

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