{"id":12544,"date":"2025-03-27T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciclopistas.com\/?p=12544"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:35:09","slug":"world-car-free-day-if-we-go-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciclovias.es\/en\/blog\/world-car-free-day-if-we-go-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"World car free day: if we go cycling?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world car free day has been in existence for several decades. One of the best initiatives proposed for at least one day to improve the health of our planet. However, in some countries, this movement is relatively young.<\/p>

In today\u2019s ride, we are going to talk about this day, since when is celebrated, who can help & other data. Take your bike, your bike tool kit<\/a>, wear your helmet<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget the basic rules to circulate. Let\u2019s go!\u00a0<\/p>

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Photo: Pasajero 7<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>

World car free day, when is celebrated?<\/strong><\/h2>

The world car free day is celebrated every September 22nd<\/sup>. The aim is for citizens that use car or any motorized vehicle to transport, don\u2019t use it for one day. And, instead, use other sustainable alternatives, such as bike, skates, electric scooters, or even walk or run.<\/p>

In essence, the aim is to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide to lessen the green house gas emission that cause the climate change.<\/p>

How did the celebration come about?<\/strong><\/h2>

Curiously, the free car day didn\u2019t arise as a complaint in favor of environment. Ironically was to provision fossil fuel, and, then, fuel, before the fuel crisis of 1973.<\/p>

In that year, Arabic countries in the Organizaci\u00f3n de Pa\u00edses Exportadores de Petr\u00f3leo (OPEP) (Organization of Fuel Exporter Countries) suspended the sale of fuel to countries that supported to Israel in the yom kipur war. The supplies of many European countries were affected, as the rationing of fuel to reduce the use of vehicles.<\/p>

Even, this fuel crisis obliged to suspend highways of cars of Montecarlo and the rally of Switzerland in 1974. In U. S. A. it was rationed the full supply according to the end of registration plate, and it was imposed the summer schedule to save energy.<\/p>

Fortunately, this also brought governments and authorities to develop the use of sustainable transport, above all, bicycle. The intention, as we mentioned, was for people to use more their cars and public transport.<\/p>

So, unintentionally, these events led to, in some more years, this would be baptized as World Car Free Day.<\/p>

World Car Free Day, when did it officially begin?<\/strong><\/h2>

It was until 20 years later that the World Car Free Day started to take shape. In October of 1994, cities of Reykjavik (Iceland), La Rochelle (France) and Bath (United Kingdom) were the first ones in celebrate the car free day, even though, it wasn\u2019t to world level yet. \u00a0<\/p>

Three years later, in 1997, Great Britain is the first country to adopt this initiative to national level.<\/p>

Finally, in 2000, European Commission declared the 22nd<\/sup> of September as the World Car Free Day. However, is decided to extend the celebration from 1 day to 7, creating the so-called Week of Mobility.<\/p>

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Photo: Meganoticias<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Reasons to don’t use car<\/strong><\/h2>

There are many and diverse reasons to not use car, or at least, not using it in excess. Some of them are:<\/p>