By Ng Lian Cheong | Posted:
22 September 2010 2202 hrs
SINGAPORE : Wednesday marks World Car Free Day - an
initiative aimed at getting people to cycle, walk or take public
transport instead of their car.
However, many Singaporeans were not aware of the initiative or its
purpose.
But Jennifer Oh, a 41-year-old financial consultant, was all for
the initiative.
She ditched her car and hopped onto her bicycle to get to work on
Wednesday.
She may have taken an hour to reach her workplace instead of the
usual 20 minutes, but she was glad to have done her part to save
the earth.
She hopes more drivers will give way to cyclists.
Jennifer Oh said: "The main thing is that drivers are not very
friendly with cyclists. They believe that cyclists are actually in
their way. But I think the situation has improved a little bit and
I would hope there would be more cycling lanes on the road."
She intends to keep up with the habit and cycle to work at least
once a week.
- CNA/al 
