About the project
Despite its benefits (reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving health, etc.), cycling as a means of transport is still in its early stages in rural areas (lack of safety, few examples, etc.), when it has developed considerably in towns and cities.
Objective: find ways of encouraging more people to use bicycles as a means of transport in rural areas, by acting on :
- psychological disincentives and motivations (research and identification),
- cycling education (practice, maintenance, repairs, equipment),
- demonstration (experimentation, observation).
Results: an increase in the use of bicycles for :
- everyday journeys (commuting, home to school) including multimodal transport,
- encouraging young people to become more independent,
- encouraging older people to stay physically active,
- encouraging the use of adapted bicycles for outings for people becoming dependent.
Project under construction: happy to hear about any other ideas and contributions!
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Partners we are looking for
Sociological or psychological research centres, senior residences, associations, local authorities...