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Cycling could save the NHS £17 billion within 20 years and increase the mobility of the poorest families by 25%, according to a report released today by British Cycling.
The report, compiled by Dr Rachel Aldred of Westminster University, and released ahead of today’s debate on cycling in Parliament, highlights the benefits of cycling for the whole of society, and reiterates the need for a minimum £10 per head per year spend on cycling, rising to £20.
It says Danish levels of cycling would reduce road death deaths by 30%, and cycle casualties by two thirds, while shifting 10% of urban car journeys to bike would reduce air pollution and save up to 400 productive life years.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...e-nhs-17bn-says-british-cycling-report-140109
The report, compiled by Dr Rachel Aldred of Westminster University, and released ahead of today’s debate on cycling in Parliament, highlights the benefits of cycling for the whole of society, and reiterates the need for a minimum £10 per head per year spend on cycling, rising to £20.
It says Danish levels of cycling would reduce road death deaths by 30%, and cycle casualties by two thirds, while shifting 10% of urban car journeys to bike would reduce air pollution and save up to 400 productive life years.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...e-nhs-17bn-says-british-cycling-report-140109