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Ten Amazing Facts About Cycling
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On a bicycle you can travel up to 1037 kilometres on the energy equivalent of a single litre of petrol. |
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On a bicycle you can expect to be as fit as an average person ten years younger, if you cycle regularly. |
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On a bicycle you weigh about six times more than your vehicle. In car your vehicle weighs around 20 times more than you do. |
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On a bicycle you provide a motor - your heart - which improves its own strength and efficiency - and even its working life - the more it is used. |
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On a bicycle you use up fewer watts of energy than a car consumes simply to power its lighting system for the same distance. |
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On a bicycle you protect yourself against the ‘Western diseases’ of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and stress. |
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On a bicycle you consume a fiftieth of the oxygen consumed by a motor vehicle, and expel no pollutants. |
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On a bicycle you can travel four times faster than you can walk using the same amount of energy. |
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On a bicycle you can have your cake and eat it. A moderate half-hour each-way commute will burn 8 calories a minute, or the equivalent of 11kg of fat in a year.
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On a bicycle you are faster, friendlier and more free than any other vehicle in city traffic. |
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