Employees who cycle regularly to work are less frequently ill, with on average more than one day per year less absenteeism than colleagues who do not cycle to work. See Netherlands TNO report for details.
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The Spring Spokes Bulletin is out, highlighting the failure of the Scottish Government to take bike use seriously in its 2009/10 budget – despite the all-party evidence-based recommendation of the Parliament’s own Transport, Environment and Climate Change Committee. Yet big new money is going into trunk roads. So – a huge question mark over the government’s much-vaunted aspirations for ‘sustainable’ economic growth and over its intentions on early action towards meeting Climate Change Bill targets. Continue reading Scottish Government snubs cycling whilst boosting trunk roads – Bulletin 103 E-bikes have transformed cycling opportunities in recent years. Cycling becomes more realistic and attractive for anyone who finds riding a push bike difficult. Cargo bikes carrying children or heavy/bulky loads are also far easier to use if they have a battery and motor, and this has enabled these cycling purposes to flourish. In genuine e-bikes, battery assistance only kicks in when pedalling, and not above 25kph speed. Unfortunately unscrupulous providers are selling, as e-bikes, modified machines which in reality fall into the moped/motorbike category and so can only legally be used on roads and paths if taxed, with helmets, etc. .But, exploitative contracts by some delivery companies have resulted in significant use of such machines. Now, new guidance from the Bicycle Association and the Motorcycle Industry Association enables the police and others to understand very clearly which category any given ‘bike’ falls into. Continue reading E-Bike Compliance and SafetySpokes @ 50 / Spokes & MeIn 2027 Spokes will be 50 years old! For our 2026 summer competition, we’d like to hear any way in which you have benefitted from Spokes being around – recently, ages ago, or through the years. Maybe you just enjoy cycling, bought one of our super maps and used it to devise your commuter route, or for a weekend bike ride. Or maybe you are a dedicated campaigner who has been involved in loads of Spokes activities at some point in the past – or now. Whatever your connection, Spokes member or not, if you are reading this, we’d love you to enter! Continue reading #SpokesComp 2026: |
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