"Putting cycling at the heart of EU sustainable transport policies"

In view of the coming adoption of important pieces of legislation in the field of transport such as the White Paper on a Sustainable Future for Transport, ECF has issued with Fietsersbond and Gracq, a Memorandum of bicycle users organisations adressed to the Belgian Presidency.

The Memorandum focuses on three main messages, supported by EPHA:

 ’’Life-long bicycle education: offer cycling education schemes at schools;

 Traffic code: make two-way cycling in one-way street the default option;

 Fiscal stimuli: give fiscal incentives to promote cycling to work; apply reduced VAT for repairing bicycles."

Considering the increasing level of overweight and obesity across the European Union and the role physical activity can play in the fight against this burden, EPHA strongly supports the common ECF, Fietsersbond and Gracq demand.

The European Cyclists Federation press release on the Memorandum is available here.

For further information:

The European Cyclists Federation website

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