why cycling to work might be a good idea to everyone

Why cycling to work might be a

good idea to everyone

Homo sapiens in Latin - Wise Man

Human evolution started

7 millions years ago

They had brains twice as

big as

chimpanzees or gorillas

Due to their smartness

sharp tools and fire were

started to use

Internal combustion engine

was introduced

After 7 million years of evolving

The new invention was adjusted to

many machines eventually

CO2 gases were produced

Over 30% of world’s CO2

are emitted by cars these days

The result of the increased

CO2 in Europe?

Huge windstorms

Destructive floods

Long droughts and

heat waves

The loss of €22.2 billion

And 24 million tons of

food

Nearly 23 000 people deaths

in Europe in a single year

Over 1 700 000 deaths in the rest of

the world over the same period

Expectations in the future?

Far more intense hurricanes

Serious heat waves will be common

Even worse rains

Did you know?

3 200 000 people dies due to car

emissions every year in the world

CO2 from cars in 2002 in

the U.S. was the same as

If the coal from 50 000 miles

long train would have be burnt

That would be enough to

circle the world twice!

The U.S. uses about half

of the world's gasoline.

How can we slow down

CO2 emission?

By Cycling!

Bicycle: machine powered by

one or more human power

Has 2 wheels most of the time

And some other parts

Invented in 1817

Nowadays, there are more

bicycles sold then cars

Most important - it does not emit

greenhouse gases. What that means...

More fresh air to

everyone!

If we spent $3.50 on fueling our biking

instead of buying petrol, we could travel...

24 miles on beef

43 miles on potatoes

89 miles on rice

100 bikes could be build

instead of 1 car

$50 to build one space in a bike rack

$8,500 to build one car parking spaceIt Costs:

Why is it better than a car?

First of all - it’s cheaper!

Money for annual car cost could

be invested into more than

$600 000 in 40 years

Faster at peaks!

9.1 miles/h for the cars

12.5 miles/h for cyclists

You could have some fun meanwhile

others are still driving

Health benefits!

Forget about flu and

other diseases

And extend your life time

If cycled 4 miles to

work and back home

400Kcal could be

burned every day

That’s 316 cheeseburgers every

year

Most of all

It’s fun!

Get your bike out of the shed and...

Experience the world in another

way!