“The Bike for Mom event on Sunday (August 16, click here) was a great success. We had 4,303 people registered for this event and most of them live in other provinces, so we thought many of them would not show up for the actual event,” Governor Nisit said yesterday (August 17).
“But on Sunday 4,560 people took part in the event, which was amazing. Cyclists and onlookers were cheerful and happy on every road we were on.”
Gov Nisit said the event had strengthened the nation as a community and looked to keep the momentum rolling.
“Clearly, Bike for Mom helped to rebuild the love and harmony among the people and I think the bicycling activity had a great impact on our society. So I want to keep this activity that HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has started for us and keep the love of cycling alive among residents and tourists in Phuket.
“Today, I meet with representatives from all Tambon Administration Organisations (OrBorTor) to propose the idea of having a community bicycling activity event once a month to promote healthy living,” he said.
“Phuket already has 50 cycling clubs to start the ‘cycling for health’ campaign and bring people closer together by holding cycling activities, such as cycling to beach clean-ups.
“We also have set aside the budget to have more bicycle lanes in three areas: at Bang Wad Dam in Kathu, on Sakdidet Rd to Ao Makham in Wichit, and at Suan Luang Park.”
The total budget set aside for the bike lanes amounts to B60mn, but work will not start until October next year, Gov Nisit noted.
“I hope that cycling activities receive much support among Phuketians so they become part of our culture. Cycling is not only healthy, but also keeps our environment clean and green,” he said.