Cycling to work is great, even in winter
Mobility — di Emanuele Rigitano
The winter edition of Bike to Work, held in February around the world, was created to show how easy and enjoyable it is to ride even when it's cold
Cycling to work is great, even in winter
The winter edition of Bike to Work, held in February around the world, was created to show how easy and enjoyable it is to ride even when it's cold
Bike to Work: an English term we have come to know well thanks to the growing number of people who use their bicycle to get to work. This is especially true in the warmer seasons, while winter tends to bring out a little laziness. Winter Bike to Work was created precisely to demonstrate that cycling in the cold is not a problem at all — even in the snow.
The website features a map of people around the world who cycled to work on 13 February 2015. For the 2016 edition there will also be a version for children and young people, the Winter Bike to School Day.
The organisers of Bike to Work invited cyclists to make videos: first-person (selfie-style) clips to show themselves while riding, panoramic videos to capture the group cycling together, and aerial videos (shot by drone).
The first-person videos and those made with drones were used and broadcast during the Winter Cycling Congress 2015, while some of the panoramic ones will be used as static background footage on the website for the next edition of Winter Bike to Work Day.
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Another initiative linked to the event is downloading a smartphone application that allows you to count traffic: by pointing your phone at a road, you can record the number of people moving by bicycle. A useful tool for collecting data, but also for logging a flow of bicycles sufficient to justify a request for a dedicated cycle path.