Countries with the lowest levels of cycle use have the poorest cyclist safety records. Source. In a study of 115 cities in the US and Denmark, as well in...
Cycling isn’t as risky as commonly thought, with just one death every 32 million kilometres – that’s over 800 times around the world. Source.
By the begining of 2012, they were 400 bike sharing schemes globally. Velib’, the Parisian bike sharing scheme, launched in 2007, now has 20 000 bicycles and 18...
25% of all urban goods could be delivered by bicycle. This figure rises to 50% when we are refering to light goods. Source.
Cycling is good for the rural economy. A visiting cyclist spends an average of £25/day on locally provided food and services, compared to car-borne visitor’s £7...
When the complete life cycle of the following modes are taken into account, the carbon emissions are approximately: Bicycle: 21 g CO2/passenger/km travele...
The health benefits of cycling outweigh the safety risks by a factor of 20 to one. Source. Cyclists on average live two years longer than non-cyclists and...
According to the Special Eurobarometer 422a (2014), convenience (49%) and speed (27%) are the first reasons why Europeans chose to cycle but cyclists...
By integrating cycling into a daily commute, one can increase the catchment area of public transport hubs. By adding a 10 minute cycle for instance, one can inc...
The Special Eurobarometer 422a (2014) asked Europeans what they consider to be the most serious problems affecting the roads and the priorities to imp...