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Monday, 28 September, 2009
Cyclists race to sign up for more lanes
In German-speaking Switzerland, 8 percent of people use a bicycle to get to work. Cross into the French-speaking part of the country and that figure drops to 3 percent. To tackle the problem, cycling advocacy group Pro Velo has launched a petition for more cycle paths in Romandie. So far it’s collected 18,500 signatures, significantly more than expected. WRS’s Eloi Ruegg spoke to Manon Geiger from Pro Velo’s Suisse Romande branch, about why the petition was launched:
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