alternative places to cycle<\/a>,\u201d said Stewart Howison, the founder of Cycle Safe Dubai and owner of Revolution Cycles.<\/p>\n\u201cOne of the biggest things that has come out of all of these cycling accidents on the road is that people are now more aware of the fact it is dangerous to ride on the road, and they\u2019re taking a lot more care in where they\u2019re going to ride.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Howison\u2019s group meets every Friday morning at the Al Qudra cycle track, which has two lanes that stretch out into the desert away from main roads.<\/p>\n
The first lane runs for 18km, while the second is 50km and passes close to the Bab Al Shams hotel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe used to find that on a weekday morning, where there was only a handful of cars parked there, there\u2019s now 30 to 40 cars every day,\u201d added Mr Howison.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are migrating to safer environments to go cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephan Hayes, assistant manager of the Trek Bicycle Store on Al Qudra Road, said there had definitely been a rise in interest recently.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnically it\u2019s one of the only safe places in Dubai you can ride,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of people are gravitating toward safer riding.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Nad Al Sheba bike track has the choice of an 8km, 6km or 4km loop, the Yas Marina circuit is open to cyclists on Tuesday nights, while the Dubai Autodrome is open on Wednesday nights.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not ideal, but it\u2019s great to have those options,\u201d said Mr Sayadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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