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Save Time

Bicycles can be faster than any other mode of travel

When travel time is measured from door todoor for short-distance trips up to 5 km long on a congested urban road network, bicycles can generally be faster than any other modeof travel.

When travel time is measured from door to door forshort-distance trips up to 5 km long on a congestedurban road network, bicycles can generally be fasterthan any other mode of travel.

Gosford & Woy Woy Station

Cycling Catchment Area (15min/5km)

Get Healthy

The importance of physical activity and cycling to health Cycling can help you get your recommended

30 minutes (2x15min bike trips) of activity per

day, and help you:

• control your weight

• reduce your risk of chronic disease.

• reduce stress and depression.

• improve concentration and sleep.

• tone and strengthen muscles.

• improve energy levels.Figure 2: Schematic illustration depicting the relationships between physical activity and health benefit. Adapted from Bouchard, 2001

The direct cost of physical inactivity to the Australian health budget in 2006/07 Was $1.49 billion

The cost savings to society of substituting

Bicycle trips for short car trips can be of

the order of 60 c/km, including:

• Reductions in the cost of providing parking (It costs about $45,000 and 30m2 to provide

a car park . Based on Woy Woy commuter car park)

• Transport makes up 16% of the average Australian family’s budget, a similar proportion to housing and food costs.

• Running an average car in NSW costs

between $7,500 and $16,800 a year. (a bike costs around 1% of that amount. 42.4 % of Gosford the households owns 2 or more vehicles, often used to park a commuter car parks)

By cycling, save at least $56.10 and 4.8 hours per week – even

more if parking costs and current fuel prices are considered.

Save Money It makes good economic sense to encourage more cycling.

Cycling is a sustainable mode of Transport

and friendly to the environment.

• About half of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by an average Australian family are from transport. In urban areas motor vehicles are the main source of air pollution

• Using bicycles to replace short car trips… means: Less energy, less pollution, and less space for cars and roads….

• A city…that is designed for higher levels of cycling can be cleaner… less polluting… and a more pleasant place to live.

Save the Environment

Cycling becomes safer when more people

cycle, bike paths and lanes are provided

and the overall speed of traffic is lower.

Motor vehicles are the most significant

Source of harm in the transport system,

and pedestrians and cyclists bear a

disproportionate burden of traffic risk.

Road safety is increased by shifting people

out of cars and promoting cycling, walking

and public transport.

Be Safe

Cycling has lower injury rates than most other forms of sport, exercise and active recreation– see Figure 1.