World Bicycle Day

World Bicycle Day is celebrated annually on June 3 all over the world. This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the health benefits of cycling. Bicycles are an environmentally friendly means of transportation as they do not cause air or noise pollution. Cycling regularly has many health benefits. It can lower the risks of heart attacks, strokes, depression, arthritis, diabetes, obesity and much more. World Bicycle Day attempts to encourage people to cycle regularly to lead a healthier life.

This day was first celebrated in 2018 by the United Nations. A Polish-American scientist named Leszek Sibilski, was the first person to come up with the idea of celebrating World Bicycle Day. 

The world’s first bicycle was created by a German inventor named Karl von Drais, in 1817. Back then, they were not called bicycles. There were many other names given to this invention, such as “running machine” and “hobby-horse”. Bicycles became a common sight in the towns and villages of India only in the 1960s, after being introduced by the British.

World Bicycle Day encourages people, both young and old, to participate in this simple form of exercise. The UN believes that cycling regularly can help to develop and strengthen a society mentally and well as physically.