Would you try the bus once a week?
Friday 22nd September is this year’s International In Town, Without My Car Day and if 200 of Rugby’s citizens leave their cars parked at home for the day they’ll be able to try a free bus ride into town and back!
Events are taking place on Thursday 21st September to celebrate and promote the following days international car free day. Rugby citizens who visit the area by the clock tower on the 21st will be able enjoy live music, unicycling, juggling, pedalling a smoothie, static bike racing etc. and can find out about bus services and cycling routes.
200 people who normally travel into Rugby by car will also have the opportunity to try a free Stagecoach bus ticket for Friday 22nd September. Warwickshire County Council and Rugby Borough Councils are organising the event with the help of Stagecoach to try and tempt people out of their cars.
Those people who do choose to cycle into Rugby won’t be left out of this years event as they’ll be able to claim a free water bottle and smoothie on the 21st while having a free bike check from Dr Bike provided by Thorntons Cycle Centre.
Rugby’s Mayor, Cllr Tina Avis, said: "International In Town Without My Car Day gives people in Warwickshire and across the whole of Europe the opportunity to try living without their car for the day. I’m looking forward to travelling by bus to the event and there are many very regular and efficient bus services into Rugby Town Centre. If everyone tried getting the bus to work one day a week, pollution would be reduced by 10% and traffic jams by 20%.”