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Various of people cycling on busy streetLahore 31st May 20092. Various of the Critical Mass Lahore cycling group on street  cycling on street (begins with boy in bright yellow t-shirt)3. SOUNDBITE: (English),...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLahore - 26th May 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of people cycling on busy street\u003cbr/\u003eLahore 31st May 2009\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of the Critical Mass Lahore cycling group on street  cycling on street (begins with boy in bright yellow t-shirt)\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English), Rafay Alam, cycling group organiser\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a human right of mobility which is being curbed and violated by urban planners who make a city entirely automobile dependent. I should have options about how I get from point A to point B. I should be able to walk, cycle, use a car, car pool, or use public transport. But if my city doesn't have any public transport, or is totally automobile dependent then my options of mobility are being reduced and my right to mobility is being violated.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid shot girls from Critical Mass Lahore cycling\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up feet pedalling\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English), Rafay Alam, group organiser, Critical Mass Lahore\u003cbr/\u003e\"Over half of Pakistan's import bill is on petroleum products and 55% of our petroleum imports go to the automobile and the transport sector. So if we can reduce our automobile dependence we can reduce our import bill as well.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide shot of Critical Mass group with Zeenath Khalid in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English), Zeenath Khalid, member, Critical Mass Lahore\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I actually do cycle, I used to come from Defence (Lahore suburb) with a colleague so as long as there is another person with me, I'm happy to do it. If I was on my own I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it. I wouldn't feel comfortable because I wouldn't feel safe, you know? People nudging you, pushing you, passing odd remarks. But the fact that you're in a group over here makes it easier and more acceptable somehow, to cycle, being a woman.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide low front view of Critical Mass Lahore group cycling\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot rear view Critical Mass Lahore group cycling\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid shot Critical Mass Lahore group cycling\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide shot of cycling group slowing down\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot cyclists turning corner watched by onlookers\u003cbr/\u003eLahore - 26th May 2009\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot entrance to Nila Gumbad Bicycle market\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide shot people and traffic going past racks of bicycles\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot man repairing bicycle\u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid shot of shot man repairing bicycle\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot man of man repairing bicycle\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide tilt down of bicycle shop sign reading Pakistan's No.1 Bicycle\u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid shot row of bicycles\u003cbr/\u003e25. Various of  Tariq Mehmoud talking to customers\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Tariq Mehmoud, owner, Pakistan's No.1 Bicycle\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a Sohrab (Pakistani brand) cycle and this is a Chinese cycle. Most Pakistanis buy Sohrabs because quality and material-wise they are the sturdiest. This Chinese make is bought more for it's prettiness, but you can't carry a lot of weight on it, it's no good. Most people who buy the Sohrab are people like milkmen, fruit vendors. They buy it mostly because it doesn't give them any problems. This one (Chinese-make) is for going to the office or going to school, it's mostly children that take this one.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. Various close up Sohrab lettering on bicycle frames\u003cbr/\u003e28. Mid pan of bicycles\u003cbr/\u003e29. Mid shot of man cycling away from the shop\u003cbr/\u003eA campaign is underway in Pakistan to get people to give up their cars and scooters and start pedalling.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Critical Mass bicycle club in Lahore says the city's polluted and crowded streets are becoming no-go areas for cyclists and their rights to travel and live in a cleaner environment are being violated.\u003cbr/\u003eEach day cycles, scooters and cars jostle for space on these hot and dusty roads that line Lahore.\u003cbr/\u003eBicycling is still the most favoured method of transport for Pakistan's working classes, although on some roads it might not seem that way. \u003cbr/\u003eHere in Lahore, they provide a cheap reliable alternative to the city's dilapidated bus services and their unreliable timetables. \u003cbr/\u003eBut the city has made no concessions to the cyclists, or other types of travel.\u003cbr/\u003eThere are no subways, underground, or metro facilities in any of the cities.\u003cbr/\u003eThe workforce instead relies on vehicles and many of them emit noxious fumes\u003cbr/\u003eWhile many Pakistani cars and rickshaws run on compressed natural gas, or CNG, many older models and larger vehicles do not and that exacerbates the city's air pollution.\u003cbr/\u003eCritical Mass, a group naming itself after a global pedal power movement has launched in Lahore and is attracting an enthusiastic following.\u003cbr/\u003eEach Sunday, as the sun goes down, temperatures cool and the traffic thins out, scores of cyclists gather to tour the city on two wheels.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's founder Rafay Alam, a lawyer specialising in environmental regulation and policy is the founder of the group.\u003cbr/\u003eThe purpose of the group is to send out a message to Lahore's urban planners that they need to provide an alternative way to get around.\u003cbr/\u003eAlam insists the group has a message which makes crucial environmental and financial sense.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says petroleum accounts for over half of Pakistan's import bill and 55 per cent of its petroleum imports go to service cars and the transport industry.\u003cbr/\u003eAlam's argues reducing the dependence on cars makes also helps the economy because it cuts the import bill.\u003cbr/\u003eUnlike most of Pakistan's sports clubs, a significant number of members are women who clearly enjoy the security that cycling in a big group offers. \u003cbr/\u003eConcern has been replaced with confidence as women young and old, ignore rude comments from drivers and take their bicycles out onto the open road.\u003cbr/\u003eZeenath Khalid has been a member of Critical Mass since it started up here.\u003cbr/\u003eShe says she only feels comfortable cycling with others because as a single woman she attracts unwanted attention, such as pushing and unpleasant remarks.\u003cbr/\u003ePeople around the city often stare in puzzlement.\u003cbr/\u003eThe sight of a group of apparently well-to-do people with no clear need to cycle is clearly a novelty for some, as is the sight of women cycling at all.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile women can and do drive cars in Pakistan, it's still a very conservative country and virtually none are seen riding motorbikes or bicycles.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the past they've always been sitting side-saddle behind a man doing the pedalling .\u003cbr/\u003eNila Gumbad here is the centre of Lahore's bicycle trade.\u003cbr/\u003eAll styles of bicycle can be found from tricycles to mountain bikes.\u003cbr/\u003eIt employs many men who carry out repairs.\u003cbr/\u003eThey can be spotted around the market fixing chains and tyres, spokes and frames, daily casualties of Lahore's notoriously pot-holed roads.\u003cbr/\u003eThese men learn their trade as young boys and work with the dexterity gained from decades of practice.\u003cbr/\u003ePakistan's most popular brand of bicycle is the Sohrab and they can be found at every store in Nila Gumbad market.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen Pakistan was founded in 1947, there no bicycle 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