LOCAL CONCERNS
Cape Town’s roads are NOT cycle friendly or cycle aware. We want drivers to recognise and respect cyclists creating a road culture that is tolerant of both motorised and non-motorised traffic. Furthermore, Cape Town suffers from an embarrassingly high per capita carbon footprint that is at the detriment to the environment. Hence, some of the demands we are making include more prevalence of transport oriented environmental projects, more non-motorised transport awareness campaigns, more bicycle lanes in Cape Town, more bicycle racks, and an increased and visible role played by Metrorail in terms of bike access on trains.
It is important to love, care and nurture our environment and bodies, co-creating a collective culture of consciousness, active citizenship and alive living!
Some useful protest slogans:
• Curb Car Culture
• Make cycling safer
• Make Cape Town cycling friendly
• Pedal power = people’s power
• Cut carbon emissions, cycle!
• Get out of your car and onto a bike
PRESS RELEASE :
AFRICA JOINS THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE We are Cycling as Bare as We Dare for the Third Time in Cape Town
The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an event that happens worldwide. Since 2004, cities across the world have experienced the joy of the world's largest naked event that seeks to create environmental awareness through clean initiative such as cycling. We would like Cape Town to join in this awareness campaign.
The event is a peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture. It is a celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. Furthermore, it is symbolic of the vulnerability of cyclists in traffic and the Naked Bike Ride Team wish to create awareness of this fact. Additionally, this cycle ride will mean Cape Town is part of the world's biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participate worldwide.
This naked cycle underpins massive global issues. It is seen as a necessity in co-creating a sustainable earth to live in and a cycling culture, which addresses Cape Town's heavy reliance on cars. The Naked Bike Ride Team and approximately 200 other cyclists would like to share bare knowledge about the vulnerability of cyclist on Cape Town’s roads, stressing the need for drivers to recognise and respect people on bicycles.
Furthermore, Cape Town suffers from an embarrassingly high per capita carbon foot print. This initiative to reduce pollution is a central purpose in holding the first ever naked cycle ride in Cape Town. Other more permanent ways we can address this fact is by calling for more bicycle lanes in Cape Town and by asking Metrorail to allow bikes on the train!
The idea is to engage the public and make a statement! We paint our bodies and decorate our bikes with messages of protest or beautiful designs to complement our varied forms. Some useful slogans amongst others are:
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It is important to love, care and nurture our environment and bodies, co-creating a collective culture of consciousness, active citizenship and alive living!
Some useful protest slogans:
• Curb Car Culture
• Make cycling safer
• Make Cape Town cycling friendly
• Pedal power = people’s power
• Cut carbon emissions, cycle!
• Get out of your car and onto a bike
PRESS RELEASE :
AFRICA JOINS THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE We are Cycling as Bare as We Dare for the Third Time in Cape Town
The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an event that happens worldwide. Since 2004, cities across the world have experienced the joy of the world's largest naked event that seeks to create environmental awareness through clean initiative such as cycling. We would like Cape Town to join in this awareness campaign.
The event is a peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture. It is a celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. Furthermore, it is symbolic of the vulnerability of cyclists in traffic and the Naked Bike Ride Team wish to create awareness of this fact. Additionally, this cycle ride will mean Cape Town is part of the world's biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participate worldwide.
This naked cycle underpins massive global issues. It is seen as a necessity in co-creating a sustainable earth to live in and a cycling culture, which addresses Cape Town's heavy reliance on cars. The Naked Bike Ride Team and approximately 200 other cyclists would like to share bare knowledge about the vulnerability of cyclist on Cape Town’s roads, stressing the need for drivers to recognise and respect people on bicycles.
Furthermore, Cape Town suffers from an embarrassingly high per capita carbon foot print. This initiative to reduce pollution is a central purpose in holding the first ever naked cycle ride in Cape Town. Other more permanent ways we can address this fact is by calling for more bicycle lanes in Cape Town and by asking Metrorail to allow bikes on the train!
The idea is to engage the public and make a statement! We paint our bodies and decorate our bikes with messages of protest or beautiful designs to complement our varied forms. Some useful slogans amongst others are:
- Curb Car Culture!
- No mess, No Fuss!
- Care for the Environment, Love your Body!
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