<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Hi Chu Wa.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>in Berlin is a working Group "Mobility Education Berlin", several environmental and education-NGOs are involved:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.mobilitaetserziehung-berlin.de/"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>www.mobilitaetserziehung-berlin.de/</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=2> (only german, will be relaunched soon)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>*</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>for more information contact Mr Martin Schlegel, Friends of the Earth, section Berlin (in german: BUND Berlin e.V.):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Martin Schlegel<BR>Verkehrsreferent<BR>BUND Berlin e.V.<BR>Crellestr. 35<BR>D-10827 Berlin<BR>Germany<BR>Fon: +49 - (0)30 - 78 79 00-17<BR>Fax: +49 - (0)30 - 78 79 00-18<BR>e-Mail:  mschlegel [at] BUND-berlin [dot] de</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>*</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>see also the (german) website from BUND Berlin e.V. about mobility education with a lot of useful information and links. I think it`s worth to translate:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><A href="http://www.bund-berlin.de/index.php?id=124&type=10">www.bund-berlin.de/index.php?id=124&type=10</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana size=2>*</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Not to forget the annual "I walk to school" campaign:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><A href="http://www.iwalktoschool.org/">www.iwalktoschool.org/</A> (in engl.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>*</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>best wishes,<BR>Markus Heller</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Carfree Living Berlin Collaborative<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.autofrei-wohnen.de/homeEngl.html"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>www.autofrei-wohnen.de/homeEngl.html</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=chuwasg@yahoo.com href="mailto:chuwasg@yahoo.com">chuwa</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org href="mailto:sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org">sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 09, 2007 7:26 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [sustran] Will you let your children cycle to school ? I won't</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN id=forMacIE>- </SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE>primary school pupils want to cycle to school on their own but parents' concerns are stopping them.<BR><BR>- </SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE>90% of youngsters have bikes and more than 30% of them would like to cycle to school, only 1% actually do<BR><BR>- </SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE>parents who drive their children to school risk creating a habit of dependency that undermines children's confidence and self-reliance<BR><BR>- </SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE>It's a great shame children are being denied the opportunity to experience this (cyling) independence because parents are worried about their safety on the roads<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE>All above remarks from THE HERALD (UK) can be applied to Singapore directly. I am just wondering how many cities (developing or not) are facing similar problems?<BR><BR>Chu Wa<BR>Commuter cyclist<BR>Father of two<BR><BR><BR><BR>The full news: http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1247222.0.0.php<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE></SPAN><SPAN id=forMacIE></SPAN><BR> <P> <HR> <P></P>-------------------------------------------------------- <BR>IMPORTANT NOTE to everyone who gets sustran-discuss messages via YAHOOGROUPS. <BR><BR>Please go to http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss to join the real sustran-discuss and get full membership rights. The yahoogroups version is only a mirror and 'members' there cannot post to the real sustran-discuss (even if the yahoogroups site makes it seem like you can). Apologies for the confusing arrangement.<BR><BR>================================================================<BR>SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South').</BODY></HTML>