“It’s just as fun as when you were a kid. You go zoom! and whoosh! You’re a sky creature, not a miserable earth-crawler. And you get to the end of your commute feeling invigorated and intensely alive.” –Dale Favier
The Victorian State Government is giving away 1000 bikes to promote cycling to school.
Not waiting for Ride2School Day, the kids at three schools in Benalla are already making a habit of going by bike.
A school where almost none of the students arrive by car? That would be Albert Park Primary.
“Year 7 students at private and government schools said in a study that they were forced to sit and talk during breaks because they were not allowed to run, play informal games or have access to sporting equipment” – The Age