COMMENT | Why build bicycle lanes when nobody wants to use them?

This is what Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng queried about in regard to Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) project to build 6km of cycling lanes in his area at a cost of RM10.5 million.

His reasons for pouring cold water on the project were:

City folks don't like to sweat

Lack of traffic safety

High cost

All his concerns are valid. But he may also want to ask why Singapore plans to increase its bike lane network from 530km to 1,300km by 2030.

Singapore has the same hot climate as Kuala Lumpur yet cycling is so popular there and helps...