N-VA Oosterzele proposes installing bicycle repair posts in specific places. Bicycle repair posts are posts where, in addition to a bicycle pump, other tools are also provided to carry out small, quick repairs when you have material problems as a cyclist. “In addition to the further increased focus on bicycle traffic safety, we can also focus on the general cycling experience in our municipality,” says Oosterzeels N-VA chairman Simon Lejeune.
The municipality of Oosterzele often presents itself as a bicycle municipality. As the front garden of the Flemish Ardennes, the municipality of Oosterzele is the gateway to the Flemish Ardennes for many cycling enthusiasts. The many mountain bike trails in Oosterzele also get a lot of cyclists moving. In addition, the municipality is also an important link for the bicycle highway between Zottegem and Ghent to be further developed. Finally, there are also the many local cyclists who enjoy the local Oosterzele roads.
For these reasons, N-VA Oosterzele also wants to focus on the general cycling experience in and through Oosterzele, in addition to increasing the use of safe bicycle paths and bicycle connections. What can contribute to this are bicycle repair posts. For example, the local N-VA department is proposing to install poles at specific locations where cyclists can help themselves in the event of material breakdown. Bicycle repair posts are robust, stainless steel bicycle pumps for public use and the public space. In addition to a bicycle pump, a set of tools can be provided, secured against theft.
N-VA ships Orville Cottenie has already announced that the proposal will be included in the installation of so-called Hopping points, whereby specific transport nodes will be more widely equipped for different forms of mobility.
