In Zimbabwe, the government is looking to enforce a by-law for using a bicycle. Cyclists in Harare will be required to pay an annual fee to help maintain bike lanes. But some residents feel the charges may be too high. Here's more.

Every morning, Taimon grabs his bike and starts his 26-kilometer journey to work. Zimbabwe is currently going through tough economic challenges. Taimon says other modes of transport are expensive to him.

TAIMON TIGERE CYCLIST "If I had the choice I would go to work with public transport because with a bicycle it's risky, you can easily be involved in an accident on the highway."

Authorities are looking to address bicycle safety procedures by re-activating an annual bicycle licensing fee, in 2016. The government has renewed its efforts to implement this change in Harare. It's being argued that the funds from the license fee would help enhance safety level for cyclists.

ERNEST MUCHENA, DIR. OF OPERATIONS TRAFFIC SAFETY COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE "Municipalities used to do some licensing of some sort, they want to know maybe the number of cyclists in their town, so that they properly cater for them and also you find that in road construction some sections of the road they usually provide a cycle track and that's what we traffic safety authorities recommend that any road project should have a cyclist lane."

There is hope that if the safety standards improve, more people could be persuaded to use bicycles. And this in turn would help decongest the streets of the country's capital.

Other cities around the world have implemented the idea of bicycle licensing or registration. The U.S. city of Honolulu, for example, requires a one-time 15 dollars registration fee, at the point of sale.

Some countries such as Switzerland, however, have tried to enforce bicycle licensing programs but found the costs of administration to be too hefty. Asta Tall, CGTN.