With the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK struggling under the influx of patients suffering from COVID-19 symptoms, solution needs to be found to keep the health workers safe. With essential services still using the limited public transport to get to and from work, social distancing is still difficult for all. Key NHS workers in the city of London are being offered an e-bike for three months to help them to commute to work and stay away from other commuters.
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Gocycle’s e-bikes are being offered as part of the plan, with other brands joining the drive soon. The e-bikes and Abus locks and helmets are being distributed as part of a plan being organized by London-based e-bike retailer Fully Charged.
This will assist in reducing commuting costs for essential workers, and of course help them avoid the proximity to others on public transport. At this point it is only available to key workers of the NHS, but if successful could be rolled out to others.
“We’ve all seen the images of packed tubes in the capital in the last few days,” Gocycle’s founder and designer, Richard Thorpe, said in a statement. “With far less traffic above ground, and the reduced number of trains being made available, e-bikes are probably the best solution for essential NHS workers to move around the city.”
“We hope NHS staff will seize the offer and, moreover, we are calling on the rest of the industry to help provide more support for doctors and nurses in this way,” Parsons added. “Gocycle are our first partner in this project, but we look to increase the offering with more support from suppliers in due course as the cycle industry comes together to show our support for the NHS.
