The Bikeability course will be open to the public in the coming days and will involve a number of theory and practical sessions on cycling.
This was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia who explained that the Ministry is launching this collaboration with Next-Bike Malta to promote cycling as a cleaner transport alternative and to decrease the emissions generated by this sector.
The main aim is to raise awareness on the importance of mitigating the negative impacts caused by climate change. Especially in contemporary times, individuals will benefit both physically and mentally from using bicycles.
The Bikeability course available for anyone over the age of 16 will offer professional tuition from accredited tutors in accordance with the UK National Cycling Standards known as BikeRight. This course will be divided into three different levels of tuition, where participants will be provided with all the necessary material, including a bicycle.
Local councils, NGOs, companies, private organisations, and the general public are invited to apply so that they can collectively start using cleaner means of transportation. The bicycle is one of the most efficient means of transportation and cycling in itself reduces traveling times, while it decreases the number of cars in the streets. This will benefit our environment, lowering emissions and helping in mitigating the effects of climate change.
To ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from this course, it will be organised more than once. Any health regulations related to the current COVID-19 pandemic will be enforced during these courses.
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