[sustran] Re: fwd: Parliamentary cycling groups questions

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From: "ganant" <ganant at vsnl.com>
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Subject: Re: [sustran] fwd: Parliamentary cycling groups questions
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:21:42 +0530
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Dear Oliver:

Though millions of Indians use bicycles as their major choice for commuting,
there is no political support to this activity.  There is thus no
Parliamentary group on cycling.

There are however, some NGOs, (like Exnora International, e-mail:
exnora at giasmd01.vsnl.net.in) which are fighting a losing battle as the
automotive sector is driving the pace of growth in the Indian economy.  Cars
are flooding congested cities and towns, crowding out the cyclists who have
no supportive policymakers.

Using a bicycle to commute to work and back is considered a class issue, and
only those who cannot afford scooters and cars have to pedal for mobility.
Moreover, even the mass transit modes like suburban trains and buses are for
the "lower class."

I was recently in Cambridge, and know first hand the importance that cycling
is receiving as an option among UK policymakers.  I am happy to read that
Parliamentarians are to ride to work to highlight the idea.

Please do let me know more about the programme, so that we can write about
it in our newspaper, one of the largest English dailies in India, The Hindu.

Best

G.Ananthakrishnan
Chief Reporter
The Hindu, 859 - 860 Anna Salai
Chennai (formerly Madras) India 600 002
Tel: + 91 44 8413344
Fax: + 91 44 8535325

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Cc: oh at velo-city.org <oh at velo-city.org>
Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 4:43 PM
Subject: [sustran] fwd: Parliamentary cycling groups questions


>Dear sustran-discussers
>Can anyone help Oliver on this? I am certain there is no such parliamentary
>cycling group in Malaysia, alas.
>Paul
>
>
>From: Oliver Hatch <oh at velo-city.org>
>Subject: Parliamentary cycling groups
>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 01:06:40 +0100
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>As you may know, there is a large and active all party cycle group of
>representatives in the UK national parliament. The group is formally called
>'The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group' (APPCG). The group now has 62
>members from all political parties, and has members in both the upper and
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