Getting a bike Leeuwarden 2 project work 1

Summary What is the problem? New proposal Inform the students 2

Is it really useful to have a bike? On foot:By bicycle: 32 minutes 9 minutes 3

Survey 9 questions submitted to 45 students Results on August 27 th (≈ 1 week after the start of the mandatory part of the introduction programme) 4

Who already owns a bike? 5

Where are bikes usually bought? 6

How much does it usually cost? Average price: 110€ 7

Fixing & Shopping Points …..Let’s find the way to the bicycles shops from the Survival Café… 8

Survival Café 9

De Fietsenreus. Giant new and second hand bicycles store which also repairs bikes prices >200 euros 10

Piet Vonk Rijwielsporthuis shop with new bikes and accessories, prices >200 euros 11

Station Delft Good repairs, but not cheap. Handy because it is at the station 12

Cloosterman fietsen sells secondhand bikes and also repairs bicycles, not expensive 13

Bike Totaal Wijtman Tweewielers shop with new bikes and accessories, prices >200 € 14

Brikfit It is a bicycle workshop where people with intellectual disabilities repair and sell bicycles. Price between € 90 - €

FietsRepa's. Fixes ambulatory but also sells used bikes with warranty in the price range of euros 16

…and there are a lot more! It's like ebay but unfortunately it's only in Dutch. You can find a lot of second-hand bicycles in the neighborhood of Delft. log in --> Forum --> Practical Matters --> look for bikes discussions! Groups on *Student* sale in Delft! --> here you can find every kind of stuff you need for your future life in Delft, exspecially cheap secon-hand bikes! ESN-Rotterdam Marketplace --> here you can find cheap second-hand bikes which are on sale in Rotterdam, it takes a while to go there, but most of them are cheaper then in Delft. Or you can look on internet 17

A new way of searching bikes Internet Storage Sell to students Use Buy to students 43% of the students are already interested in this system!! 18

Real example 715 Intl. Students 70% buy bikes in shops 60% would use it 300 bikes 19

Additional cost per bike Only ≈25€ addition per bike 20

How it works? You receive info about the online platform Search a bike that fits you via internet during the dates allowed Do the payment (60€) Get the bike at the end of August Use it Make any reparation during the year Sell it to the organization again in June (35€) 21

Advantages Certainty of selling the bike at the end Buying a bike in good conditions You may pay only 25€ for it!! 22

Traffic rules Deciding Priority Traffic signals Safe parking spots 33% of the people who filled the survey faced problems with traffic rules

Traffic rules basic rules

Traffic rules crossroads Right gets priority Sometimes 'shark teeth' indicate priority

Traffic rules hand signals

Traffic rules crosswalks Pedestrians always have priority on crosswalks

Parking Space

In a nutshell Getting a bike is difficult and expensive for international students. What can be done?  Inform students (shops, garages, websites)  Involve students or the international office in the resale of bikes 29

Thank you for your attention 30