Tag Archive: cycling to work

Cycling to Work Improves Well-being

Commuters who are more active i.e. cycling to work, tend to be able to concentrate better and felt under less strain than when they travel to work via car a study by University of East Anglia found. Travelling by public transport was even found more preferable than driving according to data gathered from 18,000 commuters over the past decade. Researches suggest that policies encouraging people to leave their cars at home could have a large impact on general well-being. The physical benefits of exercise are already well known and documented and this study has shown that there are also positive… Read more

18th September 2014 0

Everyone loves to cycle!

Studies show that choosing to cycle in London has grown in popularity and car ownership has decreased. Families in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets are ditching their cars and the number of bicycle commuters has risen. Research has found that fewer households own a vehicle in 2011 than in 2001. Recently released research shows that all four East London Lines boroughs were found by Office for National Statistics to have a smaller percentage of households with access to a car in 2011. The biggest fall was in Hackney where only 35% of residents have access to a car which… Read more

24th June 2014 0