World Bicycle Day - 3 June 2024

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World Bicycle Day is an annual event celebrated on 3 June.

An Overview of the News

• The day recognizes the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally sustainable means of transportation.

• The theme for World Bicycle Day 2024 is  “Promoting Health, Equity, and Sustainability through Cycling”.

• The theme emphasises the collective efforts needed to promote a sustainable future through the use of bicycles.

History of World Bicycle Day

• The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of theinvention of the bicycle by Karl von Drais on 3 June 1817.

• World Bicycle Day was established on June 3, 2018, following the adoption of a resolution during the 72nd regular session of the United Nations General Assembly in April.

• The United Nations recognizes the bicycle as a direct, cost-effective, reliable, eco-friendly and sustainable means of transportation.