l want to cycle为题的英语作文

I want to cycle.
Gosh, how simple that sounds. In fact, I know a lot of people who would like to cycle.
For leisure, yes –but even more for getting about generally. Doing the (wee) shopping. You know, picking up milk and papers. For going to meetings.
This year, especially, my time is precious. I want to raise £250k in one year for It’s Good 2 Give. That means a lot of effort on my part to organise events and encourage others to do fundraising for us. I need to train for my Kilimanjaro trek and cycling could be part of it (and be quicker than walking). It would build strength and stamina and, let’s be honest here, burn some fat – I have a lot of weight to lose.
So, what is stopping me?
Most of the time I would say to you- I can only speak for myself but on this occasion I can speak for many people – lots of friends and supporters say the same thing over and over to me.
The roads aren’t safe enough.
They are in a dreadful condition – anyone seen the ENORMOUS gouge out of Lothian Road recently? Potholes abound and they are all sizes – little bike wheel sized holes to huge things that bikes could almost disappear into. (ok, I exaggerate slightly there but there are some doozies of holes)
I want to cycle on dedicated cycle paths/lanes that cars cannot come into and neither should pedestrians.
I want leisure paths that are for cycles only too and as a walker as well as a cyclist I would like paths just for walkers – I walked along the Union canal last week (from Kingsknowe to Fountainbridge) and it was a horrible walk – the path isn’t wide enough at many stretches for both cyclists and walkers.
The rest of our family would prefer me/us not to cycle at all – unsurprisingly, our cycling tragedy last year has made them very much against road cycling.
There is a part of me who says ‘get rid of the bikes- never get on them again’ and another part that says ‘but they are fun sometimes and could be so good for our health’. I yo-yo between these thoughts often!
When I close my eyes for that last time, (a long time away, I hope) I want to know that I did something positive to make it safer for more of us to get out on our bikes. From the ‘less healthy, could do with shifting some weight’ folks to the little ‘uns just starting out on their bikes. From the retirees to the business folk.
Let’s get Scotland cycling.
Let’s make Scotland a country that other countries look up to, in terms of its cycling facilities.
And that is why we, both personally and as a charity, support Pedal on Parliament – read their manifesto here.
It makes sense.
It is reasonable.
It is responsible.
Join us if you can on Sunday 19 May at 3pm at the Meadows – let us all tell the Scottish Parliament to do what it takes to make it happen.