In the name of reducing UF's carbon footprint, students on the North Lawn learned Wednesday how to fix flat tires on their bikes for UF's fourth-annual One Less Car Day.
The Office of Sustainability held the event to encourage the use of alternate transportation such as biking or riding the bus to class.
"We're considered a very bike-friendly campus," said 34-year-old Anna Prizzia, director of the Office of Sustainability.
About 1,000 people registered to participate in One Less Car Day, and the first 800 received free T-shirts. An additional 200 people attended the giveaway near the Reitz Union throughout the two-hour event.
About 50 people attended the event last year, according to Alligator archives.
In past years, students participating in the campaign would track their commutes each day. The campaign aimed to decrease car use as much as possible.
However, this year One Less Car Day was just a single-day event that anyone could register for so people who don't usually use alternative transport wouldn't feel intimidated, Prizzia said.
"We wanted to figure out a way to encourage people to try alternate transportation," she said.
Bobby Komrek, a 21-year-old psychology senior, said events like One Less Car Day are good because they focus on renewable energy.
"I think it's important because when you do programs, it makes people aware about what's going on," he said.
Even though he wasn't familiar with the event, Komrek said he takes the bus often.
"I would actually rather take the bus than drive to campus," he said. "It's not as bad as most people think."
