CITY TO ELECT JUNIOR BICYCLE MAYOR ON WORLD BICYCLE DAY

After city got a bicycle mayor in May last year focus has now shifted to  the youngsters. Bicycle mayor Prakash P Gopinath has initiate a programme among city students to select a junior bicycle mayor who can promote cycling among the students.

Students from schools which are part of bicycle brigade can participate in this selection process . Staff coordinator of the bicycle brigade can nominate students coordinator and another students for junior bicycle mayor by logging to the link given  www.induscyclingembassy.com

Students ages between 12 and 16 and the students studying in class 6 to 11 in any school in the city can be nominated . Junior bicycle mayor will  be selected from the shortlisted candid dates by a jury during the  open defense on  the World Bicycle Day which is on June 3.

There will be points for conducting workshop in the  schools  , organizing ride with family and friends , and therefore it helps to  introduce  cycling to new friends etc.

According to the organizers, the junior bicycle mayor will be an honorary position, who will be the ambassador of cycling among bicycle brigades. The juniors bicycle mayor will get opportunities to represent the city in national level cycling promotion events to speak at the  different platforms about cycling and its benefits and engage in activities to make the city safer for children to commute in cycles. The juniors bicycle mayor can hold the position for  about one year.

“Compared to others , children will be better effective campaigners to promote cycling among their peers . Cycling is also a kind of exercise which create a positive impact on health,  Currently Valsad in Gujarat is the only city to have a junior bicycle mayor. Along with us Guwahati too will select a junior bicycle mayor on june 3 . Here nominations will be given  by staff coordinators of bicycle brigades in their schools ,said Gopinath .

  In every city the bicycle mayor will be responsible for selection of the junior bicycle  mayor and this will take the campaign into the next level and people are also supporting this cause since it is safe  for the children and it also benefits them to a great level .