Aalborg seeks to introduce e-bikes in rural areas as an alternative to cars
Moreover, they is also an alternative to the e-scooters which have taken over city environments
The Municipality of Aalborg (Denmark) has introduced that it intends to perform a trial venture for the expanded use of electrical bicycles in its rural hinterland areas. Reportedly, the authorities are calling for an data and session assembly with rural residents in order to take a look at the viability and the parameters of the thought. Said assembly shall be held on 24 August.
“We know from previous pilot projects that the electric bicycle can help create greater freedom for citizens. Freedom to move over greater distances than it’s possible on an ordinary bicycle; and this can be a real alternative to the car and public transport. And we know that time on the bike equals both physical and mental health. That is why we are now inviting the citizens of the rural district to an information meeting, where we will work with them to create local trial schemes with electric bicycles,” says Jes Lunde, councillor for Health and Culture.
The earlier tasks that the councillor referred to had been the e-bike trials in Freljev and Vodskov, two villages mendacity on the periphery of Aalborg. This time round, nevertheless, the thought is to develop the trials to extra distant villages the place cars are rather more of a necessity for mobility wants.
2022 is an enormous 12 months for biking in Denmark
In the rural district, the automobile is for a lot of an indispensable a part of on a regular basis transport, however figures present that 25 p.c of households shouldn’t have entry to a automobile. Therefore, alternatives at the moment are seen in supplementing on a regular basis mobility with electrical bicycles.
The framework for the trial has not but been decided, as residents are invited to assist form it. The hope is that extra villages will take part, however not essentially in accordance to the identical mannequin.
“Personally, I think electric bikes can be a good alternative to cars. I hope that through the project we can try out some models and make it visible to a number of citizens that the electric bicycle is a real alternative. I also hope that the trial project eventually ends up in a more permanent offer in the rural district – perhaps in the style of the scooters in Aalborg,” says Leo Helmer, chairman of LAK (the Association of Villages of Aalborg Municipality).
Reportedly, it was the rural inhabitants themselves, represented by LAK, who initiated the thought for such a venture.
2022 has to date been marked by the heavy presence of biking in Danish society, particularly after final month the nation hosted the primary three phases of the Tour de France. What’s extra, the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) declared 2022 to be the 12 months of the bicycle.