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Cycling can save the weight of your car in CO2 |
More than 4 million
people are using their cars to drive less than 3 miles to work,
according to figures released by the UK’s national cyclists’
organisation, CTC.
A 3-mile commute
undertaken by bicycle would take an average person 20 minutes and the
amount of CO2
a couple would save over the course of a year is equivalent to the
weight of a small car.
CTC Director Kevin Mayne said; “There
are over 20 million unused bicycles in the UK, but millions of people
still choose to drive short distances to work.”
“If more people left their car in the
garage and grabbed a bike from the shed, we’d be well on our way to
tackling Climate Change.”
Cycling is
increasingly being seen by Government as a practical way of reducing
carbon emissions. Over 3 million cinema goers will this summer watch a
Government-funded film focussing on cycling as an easy and enjoyable way
to help tackle Climate Change.
The 60-second film is called
CycleHero and tells the story of a ‘cycling pied piper’ who gathers
cyclists as she makes her way from a polluted and gridlocked city into
the open spaces of the countryside.
The film will
be shown in cinemas across the country and can be viewed at
www.cyclehero.com.
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