Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Why should YOU cycle?

Because it is....
Good For You:
Regular cyclists enjoy a fitness level equal to that of a person ten years younger. (Source: National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Foundation, Sharp)
Cycling at least twenty miles a week reduces the risk of heart disease to less than half that for non-cyclists who take no other exercise (Source: British Heart Foundation, Morris)
If one third of all short car journeys were made by bike, national heart disease rates would fall by between 5 and 10 percent (Bikes not Fumes, CTC, 1992). Info from BikeBiz, with thanks.
During rush-hour, a bicycle is about twice as fast as a car - good if you hate traffic jams!

Good For Your Wallet:
Bicycles require no road tax, no PUSPAKOM tests, no insurance, no licensing, no breakdown recovery services, and above all no fuel bills (unless you count confectionery bars!).
A good bicycle needs at most about RM300-worth of maintenance a year - less if you do a bit yourself. How much does your car need?
A good bicycle will last for years, if not decades. How long did your previous car last?
A bicycle can be parked just about anywhere, so no more expensive car park bills.

Good For Your World:
Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space taken up by one car.
To make a bicycle requires only a fraction of the materials and energy needed to make a car.
Bicycles produce absolutely no pollution - they are a lot quieter too. When was the last time you saw a rusting, burnt-out bicycle?
Cars kill and maim thousands of people every year - bicycles don’t.

1 comment:

Rizal M S said...

yusoffbmw,

Interesting blog. I like that you champion cycling. Maybe we can slowly influence more people to ride now, who knows.