VIDEO
Why do you ride to uni?
[Start transcript]
AUDIO: Sound of a bicycle wheel spinning.
TEXT ON SREEN: Why Ride To Uni? Each October students and staff are encouraged to roll up to uni for Ride2Uni and Ride2Work day.
VISUAL: RMIT University logo.
AUDIO: Upbeat background music plays throughout video.
VISUAL: Alvin is sitting on large concrete steps. His backpack and bike helmet are placed on the step next to him and on his other side is his bike.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Alvin.
VISUAL: Isabel is sitting with her legs crossed on the grass with her bike lying beside her.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Isabel.
VISUAL: Tristan is sitting on a bench with his bike leaning against the bench behind him.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Tristan.
VISUAL: Laura is sitting on the edge of a raised wooden garden bed with her bike leaning against the garden bed and her backpack on the ground next to her.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Laura.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Ride 2 Uni. Why Ride?
VISUAL: Mid shot of Alvin.
[Alvin]
It's just a faster and more fun way to get to school, you know?
VISUAL: Mid shot of Isabel.
[Isabel]
Because it's really fun.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding across a footbridge.
It's fast, it's free and it gives me good exercise, and it always puts me in a good mood before class.
[Tristan]
Cycling to uni makes me feel refreshed and more energised.
VISUAL: Mid shot of Tristan.
I really-- I really love the feeling of just doing that extra little bit of exercise that really gets me going for the day.
VISUAL: Mid shot of Laura.
[Laura]
I'm more flexible when I'm riding to uni.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding on bike path in grassy and tree area.
So, it's like if I have changed my plans or something like that so it's much easier to go somewhere than going by public transport.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Benefits?
VISUAL: Mid shot of Alvin.
[Alvin]
Aha, healthier, definitely.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding on bike path but looking down at the wheel.
I can eat whatever I want, and I don't have to worry about gaining a tonne of weight because I'm always on my bike.
VISUAL: Mid shot of Isabel. Then footage of first-person perspective riding on bike path with woody area on one side and fencing and buildings on the other side.
[Isabel]
It kind of helps burn off all this energy that I have, and then I'm really calm and focused when I'm in class.
[Tristan]
30 minutes or 35 minutes on the train, where it usually takes me 25 by bike.
VISUAL: Mid shot of Tristan.
So, it's just easier. You know, it's nice out in the fresh air.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding on city streets passing houses and cars.
[Laura]
In the morning it feels like just waking up, it's fresh.
VISUAL: Mid shot of Laura.
It's a great feeling, it's like freedom.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Advice for new riders?
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding between the Melbourne Museum and the Exhibition Building next to a bike shelter.
[Alvin]
Cycle to somewhere off-peak hours when there's not so much traffic, that's good.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding across city footbridge.
And just slowly build up to it.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding through Melbourne city, passing the MCG, going along Swanston Street and seeing cars, buildings, people and other cyclists in a typical Melbourne city day.
[Isabel]
Definitely ride with a friend or find a buddy who you can ride with the first couple of times. I think it really helps to build up your confidence if you're with other people.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding up to and then through RMIT City Campus, then through Melbourne city streets.
[Tristan]
Just give it a go. You'll feel much happier after doing it and you get home you feel like you've done some exercise and you feel just happier with yourself.
VISUAL: Footage of first-person perspective riding up to RMIT City Campus and through laneways and Melbourne city streets. Then, Tristan rides onto campus, slows down and is met by Alvin, Laura and Isabel as they stop where Tristan is and start talking.
VISUAL: RMIT University logo.
[End transcript]
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