Main problems as a result of ecological crisis are widely acknowledged by scientists and many of the world's governments and international agencies. The bicycle as means of transportation gradually is reappearing on the political agenda in many countries. This is encouraging because it clearly offers a potential contribution to solutions for the traffic congestion and pollution problems which almost all the world are facing now. The role of bicycles differs widely over time and between societies. There are a lot of experiences in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, including Cuba. Cuba is demonstrative experience that the large-scale introduction of bicycle use in the life of the Cuban people for everyday trips to works and study centres, as well as social/recreative purposes, is common now, and the population acquired a new positive attitude towards the bicycle.
Samenvatting