Findings, based on research by bike subscription service Swapfiets, found the top reasons behind Brits' fear of cycling in cities.| City AM
New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says access to safe cycle routes "essential" for tackling carbon footprint and pointed to the "hundreds of thousands, if not millions" of GP appointments that could be reduced each year through active travel investment| road.cc
According to the Department for Transport’s National Travel Survey, people in England averaged 47 miles by bike in 2023, a 17 per cent drop on the previous year and just over half the distance recorded in 2020, while car trips continue to climb| road.cc
Campaigners say two-thirds cut to funding will make it “impossible” to meet Net Zero and cycling and walking targets| road.cc
"It's about planning for the trips that aren't taken as well as those that are"| road.cc
Dr Jonathan Leach OBE says if he could prescribe exercise it "would be one of the most effective drugs", the Worcester-based doctor trying to "redress the balance" of "so much negativity locally" from those "vehemently anti-cycling"| road.cc