Why Cycle?

Some people ask the question why cycle, when you can get the car or walk. I say that there are many reasons for cycling and more people should pick up a bike and take up cycling whether it is for travel or just leisure.

Why cycle produced some impartial advice for potential new cyclists in the UK.
Good for you..
Regular cyclists enjoy fitness level equal to that of a person ten years younger
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
If the third of all short car journeys were made by bike, national heart disease rates would fall by between 5 and 10 percent
During rush hour, a bicycle is about twice as fast as a car

Good for your Wallet..
Bicycles require no road tax, no MOT, no insurance, no license, no breakdown recovery services and above all no fuel bills.
A good bicycle needs at most about 50 worth of maintenance a year- less if you do it yourself
A good bicycle will last for years, if not decades
A bicycle can be parked just about anywhere, so no more expensive car park bills.

Good for the world..
Twenty bicycles can be parked in one car parking space
To make a bicycle requires only a fraction of materials and energy needed to make a car.
Bicycles produce absolutely no pollution- they are a lot quieter too.
Cars kill and maim thousands of people every yeah- bicycles don't.

I personally feel that this is a good impartial set of advice for potential new cyclists. Cycling for me is very useful, I couldn't live without a bike in Leeds or at home in Bedford as I use it to get everywhere. For me it is easier than walking, requires less effort and gets you there a lot quicker than if you walk.
Information taken from www.whycycle.co.uk