Detailed description (English): Members of the Cycling Initiative Sremska Mitrovica and friends were invited to make a bicycle ride from the pedestrian-cycle bridge in the center of Sremska Mitrovica to the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve. The group consisted of adults of various ages, some with children in seats on their bikes, older children on bikes, one child on a special tricycle for dissabled. The association organizes urban and suburban rides monthly, called "Critical mass", which are usually about 10 km long and last about 1 hour. These rides are organized on busy city and suburban streets with the idea of pointing out the problems of insufficient bicycle safety in S. Mitrovica. S. Mitrovica is a city with a long tradition of cycling, small distances and flat terrain, but with a lack of development of cycling infrastructure, which has made cycling extremely unsafe. The ride to Zasavica was a slightly longer of about 16 km, mostly along the bicycle path built from the suburban settlement of Mačvanska Mitrovica to the village of Zasavica. The special reserve is a place known for its excellent organization and preservation of biodiversity, the study of endemic and rare species, but also a place to stay in nature and relax. During the one-hour stay in the reserve, the adults rested and learned something new, while the children enjoyed the children's playground and watching the animals. Returning to the city by bicycle took 45 minutes. The ride had the importance of encouraging friends of cycling to ride outside the city, pointing out the ease of moving along the bike path and being in nature.
Detailed description (original language): Članovi Biciklističke inicijative Sremska Mitrovica i prijatelji su pozvani da izvedu zajedničku vožnju biciklima od pešačko-biciklističkog mosta u centru Sremske Mitrovice do Specijalnog rezervata prirode Bara Zasavica. Grupu su činili odrasli učesnici različitih uzrasta, neki sa decom u pomoćnim sedištima na biciklima i starija deca na svojim biciklima. Udruženje organizuje gradske i prigradske vožnje jednom mesečno, pod nazivom "Kritična masa", koje su obično dužine oko 10km i traju oko 1 čas. Te vožnje se organizuju po prometnim gradskim i prigradskim ulicama sa idejom da se ukaže na probleme nedovoljne bezbednosti kretanja bicikliima u Sremskoj Mitrovici. Sremska Mitrovica je grad sa dugom tradicijom bicikliranja, nevelikim razdaljinama i ravnim terenom, ali sa nedostatkomrazvoja biciklističke infrastrukture, zbog kojeg je bicikliranje postalo krajnje nebezbedno. Akcija vožnje do Zasavice je bila nešto duža vožnja od oko 16km, najvećim delom po biciklističkoj stazi izgrađenoj od prigradskog naselja Mačvanska Mitrovica do sela Zasavica. Specijalni rezervat je mesto poznato po odličnoj organizaciji i očuvanju biodiverziteta, proučavanje endemskih i retkih vrsta, ali i mesto za boravak u prirodi i relaksaciju. U jednosatnom boravku u rezervatu, odrasli su se odmorili i saznali nešto novo, a deca su uživala u dečijem igralištu i posmatranju životinja. Povratak biciklima do grada trajao je 45minuta. Vožnja je imala značaj ohrabrivanja prijatelja bicikliranja za vožnje van grada, ukazivanja na lakoću kretanja biciklističkom stazom i boravka u prirodi.
Target group(s): people from the town of various ages and various abilities for cycling with children.
Objectives: encouraging friends of cycling to ride outside the city, pointing out the ease of moving along the bike paths, inclusion and being in nature.
Partner: Zasavica special nature reserve
Serbia