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BE THE CHANGE
Problems as Catalysts
12 Years
65 days per year
10 hours per week
Who is stealing
these 12 years
from you?
Be the Change - Problems as Catalysts
Problem
Be the Change - Problems as Catalysts
Just like water flows through the
creek stones
A cyclists in Dhaka flows through the gaps of this traffic mess
This is My Story
• Distance from my home to office is 7.5km
• By Car 1.5hr + 1.5hr = 3hrs of commute
• By Motor Bike 50mins + 50mins = 1hr 40mins of commute
By a BICYCLE 25mins + 25mins = 50mins of commute
I save 2+ hours each day by commuting with my bicycle to my work
• Saving 2 hours daily
• 10 hours in a week
• 65 work days in a year
• 12 work years in your life time
Average speed of a car in
Dhaka
>7kmph
Average speed of a cycle in Dhaka
14kmph
Bike Culture Started to Spread – Bike Friday
Started Long Distance Endurance Rides to Test Our Limits
People
Started
To
Have
Fun
As
We
Grew
Bigger
… and Bigger
… and Bigger
Bicycle Culture is Growing
Few more real life stories
Meet Anisul Haque
• Lecturer (EWU)
• Bicycles to his work
• Races with cyclists
half his age and
beats them regularly
Meet Istiaque Mahmud
• Father of two, a loving
husband and branch
manager of Brac Bank
• Installed shower
facility in his bank’s
branch so that he can
commute to his work,
take a shower and start
work with a fresh
mind.
Meet HaseenaJahanMili
• Head of Service
Delivery, City Bank Ltd
• When ever she finds
time, she is out with her
bicycle along with her
lady rider buddies.
Just like many of you
I also hate exercising
Way out from Sedentary Lifestyle
• Think about only two generations earlier
• Very active, physically
• We are designed to use our body for our daily
commutes
• Cycling helps us to put the balance back into
equilibrium
Let’s look at some benefits
• helps reduce back pain
• reduces waistline
• builds muscles and heals joints
• great cardiovascular exercise
Average person looses 13 lbs in first
year of riding to work
Cycling as an outdoor fun activity for
the people of Dhaka
• Break the home-restaurant-home culture
• Bridges the social divide
• Promotes social trust and bonding
Give me CYCLE SPACE, and I’ll give you a
happy, healthy, and fit nation.
Promotes healthy lifestyle
Did you know?
Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands
and Sweden are the world's happiest countries, according
to the survey of 156 countries
ALL ARE VERY WELL KNOWN AS CYCLING NATIONS
You can't bicycle with a grumpy face,
cycling always puts a smile on you
Differences it makes as you
commute using your bicycle
• No honking and pushing/bashing each other
• Cyclists is happily on his way with a joyful mind
• Collective stress for the car owners which I think
penetrates in other aspects of life too
• Being a cyclist you are almost always in time
Would YOU like to take up
cycling?
Here is what I’ve learned and want
to share who wants to start cycling
• Cycles available in market nowadays are very good,
unlike few years back
• Buy a good bicycle – your life will depend on it
• Learn how to fix your flats – that’s equivalent to
going to gas refueling stations for cars
• Join community rides
• Just go out and have fun
Beginners’
Lesson
Bike Friday
Josshila
Saturday
Critical Mass
64 Good Acts
Community
Races
Emergency
Response Team
Team BDC
Some Community Activity You Can Join
What if I have questions about
which bike to buy, where to repair
it, how to go on rides and millions
and millions of questions
BDCyclists website and facebook group
come into the picture here
http://bdcyclists.com
http://bit.ly/bdcyclists
QA – Classifieds – Mind Maps – Events – News – Races
Come,
Let’s Ride

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Be the Change - Problems as Catalysts

  • 1. BE THE CHANGE Problems as Catalysts
  • 2. 12 Years 65 days per year 10 hours per week
  • 3. Who is stealing these 12 years from you?
  • 7. Just like water flows through the creek stones A cyclists in Dhaka flows through the gaps of this traffic mess
  • 8. This is My Story • Distance from my home to office is 7.5km • By Car 1.5hr + 1.5hr = 3hrs of commute • By Motor Bike 50mins + 50mins = 1hr 40mins of commute By a BICYCLE 25mins + 25mins = 50mins of commute I save 2+ hours each day by commuting with my bicycle to my work • Saving 2 hours daily • 10 hours in a week • 65 work days in a year • 12 work years in your life time
  • 9. Average speed of a car in Dhaka >7kmph Average speed of a cycle in Dhaka 14kmph
  • 10. Bike Culture Started to Spread – Bike Friday
  • 11. Started Long Distance Endurance Rides to Test Our Limits
  • 16. Few more real life stories Meet Anisul Haque • Lecturer (EWU) • Bicycles to his work • Races with cyclists half his age and beats them regularly
  • 17. Meet Istiaque Mahmud • Father of two, a loving husband and branch manager of Brac Bank • Installed shower facility in his bank’s branch so that he can commute to his work, take a shower and start work with a fresh mind.
  • 18. Meet HaseenaJahanMili • Head of Service Delivery, City Bank Ltd • When ever she finds time, she is out with her bicycle along with her lady rider buddies.
  • 19. Just like many of you I also hate exercising
  • 20. Way out from Sedentary Lifestyle • Think about only two generations earlier • Very active, physically • We are designed to use our body for our daily commutes • Cycling helps us to put the balance back into equilibrium
  • 21. Let’s look at some benefits • helps reduce back pain • reduces waistline • builds muscles and heals joints • great cardiovascular exercise
  • 22. Average person looses 13 lbs in first year of riding to work
  • 23. Cycling as an outdoor fun activity for the people of Dhaka • Break the home-restaurant-home culture • Bridges the social divide • Promotes social trust and bonding Give me CYCLE SPACE, and I’ll give you a happy, healthy, and fit nation.
  • 25. Did you know? Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden are the world's happiest countries, according to the survey of 156 countries ALL ARE VERY WELL KNOWN AS CYCLING NATIONS You can't bicycle with a grumpy face, cycling always puts a smile on you
  • 26. Differences it makes as you commute using your bicycle • No honking and pushing/bashing each other • Cyclists is happily on his way with a joyful mind • Collective stress for the car owners which I think penetrates in other aspects of life too • Being a cyclist you are almost always in time
  • 27. Would YOU like to take up cycling?
  • 28. Here is what I’ve learned and want to share who wants to start cycling • Cycles available in market nowadays are very good, unlike few years back • Buy a good bicycle – your life will depend on it • Learn how to fix your flats – that’s equivalent to going to gas refueling stations for cars • Join community rides • Just go out and have fun
  • 29. Beginners’ Lesson Bike Friday Josshila Saturday Critical Mass 64 Good Acts Community Races Emergency Response Team Team BDC Some Community Activity You Can Join
  • 30. What if I have questions about which bike to buy, where to repair it, how to go on rides and millions and millions of questions
  • 31. BDCyclists website and facebook group come into the picture here http://bdcyclists.com http://bit.ly/bdcyclists QA – Classifieds – Mind Maps – Events – News – Races