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What if you could arrive at work smiling, fit, and help the planet at the same time? Join the third annual "On Your Own Power" challenge and make your journey to the faculty a pleasant ritual. It's up to you whether you choose walking, running, cycling, or using a kick scooter.
Challenge your colleagues to join you. Create a team of "brave ones" at your department. Regularly record your achievements through this form, in the categories of cycling, kick scooter (electric bikes and electric scooters are excluded), or walking/running. We will reward the best competitors at the end of the month with prizes, and the best departmental team can look forward to a sweet reward. The condition for participation is employment at FSI VUT in Brno (including work agreements DPP/DPČ).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Do I have to record my journeys daily?
Journeys can be recorded retroactively, but they must be journeys made in May and must not be older than 7 days. So record your performance in the form at least once a week. The journey to work and from work counts.
Do I have to record my journeys one by one?
If you are recording retroactively, for example for the past week, then you can add up all journeys made in one way (e.g., all cycling journeys) and just record the total kilometers.
Can I record trips and rides for leisure?
Our challenge is not about whether you ride a bike, but whether you ride a bike/walk a route that you would normally take by car or public transport. Therefore, please be fair and record only journeys to and from work.
What if I take the train for part of the journey and then get on a bike?
In this case, record the number of kilometers traveled by bike (or on a kick scooter or on foot), do not count the train (or other means of transport).
Can I record journeys on an electric bike?
While the nationwide "To Work by Bike" challenge supports electric bikes, our challenge is called "On Your Own Power," and therefore we have excluded electric bikes for now. We didn't think it was fair to compare someone who pedals under their own power with an electric cyclist. If there are enough electric cyclists in the future, we will be happy to open a separate category for them. On an electric scooter, one doesn't move at all, so we've excluded it completely (we apologize to their owners).
Is it possible to alternate modes of transport to work? I.e., Monday by bike, Tuesday running, Wednesday kick scooter...
Yes, it is possible to combine as you wish. For each journey, you can choose from the categories of bike, kick scooter, or walking/running in the form.
Take a photo of yourself on your way to work by bike or on foot and share your photo with the hashtag #onyourownpower. We would also appreciate if you send the photo to marketing@fme.vutbr.cz. We will be happy to publish it, and together we will inspire more colleagues to use self-powered transportation.
Ten Commandments of #onyourownpower transportation to help you get the most out of the challenge
Bikes need to be tuned up, inflated, and checked after winter. Walkers and runners have it easier, just dust off your sneakers. Prepare suitable clothing for riding or running, both for nice and bad weather. As part of your preparation, it's good to think about logistics, i.e., where you will store your bike at home and at work.
Choose a route that suits you in terms of elevation, traffic density, and the number of available bike paths or bike lanes. For example, the map of the Brno on Bike association can help you.
A similar tip applies to walkers and runners: choose a route where you will enjoy your journey to work. You can come up with several routes so that you can alternate them according to your mood.
After your first arrival or run to work, you'll surely figure it out: you need a towel, a comb, a change of clothes... A month is a long enough time to make it worth bringing everything you need to the office so that you feel good at work after your athletic performance. Clothes can be brought in for a week in advance, and then you can commute light.
The last thing you look at on your phone before going to sleep is email? It's time to introduce a new habit and check the weather forecast before going to bed. This will save you time and worries in the morning, and you can come up with a plan B in advance in case you don't want to ride or run in the rain, for example.
It's clear that as a pedestrian or cyclist, you must follow the traffic rules. Especially on a bike, when we often move among cars, it's necessary to think twice about your safety. When a cyclist doesn't feel safe in traffic, they should dismount from the bike, push it through the section, and perhaps choose a different route next time. The "To Work by Bike" initiative, for example, advises on how to commute safely.
Especially if you are setting out in bad weather or in the dark, think about safety and add lights and reflective elements. And we'll be glad if you're visible in other ways too: as ambassadors of eco-friendly transportation. Don't hesitate to share a photo from your journey to work on social networks and tag it with the hashtag #onyourownpower. You might inspire someone else.
The journey to work is neither a sprint at the Olympics nor the Tour de France. A few saved minutes aren't worth arriving at work sweaty, tired, and sore. Choose a moderate pace and enjoy the journey; you can nicely sort out your thoughts and prepare for the workday.
Two (or more) is better than one, this applies to both cycling and walking. Find colleagues who have the same or similar route, and make your journey to work not only a sporting, but also a social event.
Do you have unfinished business with colleagues from another department who beat you in the Engineering Stairs race? It's high time to pay them back! Challenge them to a duel, may the best one win, who walks/rides the most to work! This is healthy rivalry.
May is behind you and you have not only gotten used to setting out to work by bike or on foot, but you're actually looking forward to it? Great! The competition may be ending, but your self-powered transportation doesn't have to end. At least the whole summer offers ideal conditions for movement under your own power, so it would be a shame to throw away the new habit after a month. You don't have to stick to it every day. Every day when you set out #onyourownpower counts for good: for you, and for the planet.
Responsibility: Ing. Kateřina Myslivcová