St Albans Cycle Campaign

94 per cent of people are in favour of transport policies that support walking, cycling and local public transport. (Sustrans 2009)
Cycling at least 20 miles a week reduces the risk of coronary heart disease to less than half of that for non-cyclists. (BHF)
If one third of all short car journeys were made by cycle, national heart disease rates would decrease by between 5% and 10%. (Bikes not Fumes - CTC)
Road transport is responsible for over 25% of the UK's Carbon Dioxide emissions, affecting the global climate and a major public health threat. (WHO 1996)
Cycling is the most energy-efficient form of transport, 70x less energy than the average car.
On a bike you can travel up to 644 miles on the equivalent energy of 1 litre of petrol!
25% of Hull's road network now has speedlimit of 20mph. They have seen a 56% reduction in collisions, with a 90% reduction in serious and fatal injury collisions. (CTC news 9-2006).