BikeBiz Bicycle and cycling retail news
The CTC press release may not sizzle with sex appeal but it may make an end snippet in newspaper coverage of the best way to get around without the infernal combustion engine.
And it includes important facts to ram home the message, including the classic ’50 percent of all journeys are under two miles’.
PRESS RELEASE
No petrol? No problem!
Ever thought you couldnt do without the car?
Well, now is the time to find out by using a bike
on roads made empty by the fuel crisis.
Three quarters of all journeys in the UK are less
than five miles long and 50% are under two miles,
yet more often that not we jump in the car.
Cycling is also the quickest way to travel across
most towns and cities, is cheap, good for the
environment and for health and makes you a happier
worker! And you can save money too cycling costs
2.13p per mile, 25 times less than car travel.
CTC, the UKs national cycling organisation is
offering a free fact sheet on buying a bike. CTC
experts can also advise on what to wear, which
accessories to carry and what to take with you.
Information includes details of which cycle is
suited to the riding you are doing, how much to
spend and what to look for if buying second hand.
CTC spokesperson Cath Harris said: Cycling is
often the quickest and cheapest way to travel and
once you have your bike you need little else. It
improves your fitness and is fun at the same
time.
Cycling is also far safer than people imagine. In
York, which as a cycle-friendly infrastructure,
cycling has increased by 16 per cent while cycle
casualties have dropped by ten per cent in the
last 20 years.
