Learn to cycle or get back on the saddle with Pedal Shaale in Bengaluru

Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) and Karnataka Bicycle Dealers’ Association (KBDA) launch free-for-all bicycle training program called Pedal Shaale in Cubbon Park

For Bengalureans desiring to learn cycling but may have struggled in the past, or for those who once loved cycling as a child but haven’t had the confidence to ride in a while, there is now an opportunity to get back on the saddle.

On March 19, the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) and Karnataka Bicycle Dealers’ Association (KBDA) launched a free-for-all bicycle training program called Pedal Shaale in Cubbon Park. Training sessions will take place every Sunday from 8 to 10 a.m. 

The initiative was launched along with Bangalore Bicycle School (BBS), Citizens for Sustainability (CIFoS), and Decathlon.

V. Manjula, Commissioner of DULT, said, “The objective of Pedal Shaale is to provide opportunities to people of all ages and gender to learn to cycle on the city’s roads.”

Earlier, BBS conducted a ‘train the trainers’ workshop where they trained 12-14 bicycle trainers for the Pedal Shaale programme. 

When asked about the infrastructure for cycling on city roads, Ms. Manjula said, “DULT is working to improve cycling infrastructure. We have developed certain designs and given them to the BBMP and Bengaluru Smart City Limited. While some suggestions have been implemented, the city lacks a proper network (of cycle paths). We want to make it a complete and connected design. A cycling network plan will be prepared and given to the BBMP. We are also working on a segregated cycling path so that people feel safe,” she said.