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Cost
Bicycles do not require road tax, MOT, licensing,
breakdown recovery services, and no fuel bills.
You save on expensive car park bills.
Bicycles can be run for less than £50 worth of maintenance a year.
A good bicycle will last for many years.

Environment
Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car.
A bicycle requires a fraction of the materials and energy needed
to make a car.
Bicycles produce no pollution and they are quiet.
Bicycles are a safe form of transport.

So go on - get your bike on the road and feel the benefits!

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Health
Cycling is one of the most effective forms of exercise.
The Government recommends you do at least half an hour of aerobic
activity at least five days a week. Cycling is a good example of this.
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)
Relieve stress - a bicycle can be twice as fast as a car in the rush hour!
(Source: Reigate & Banstead Cycle Forum)
Cyclists absorb lower levels of traffic fumes than car drivers.