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Benefits of Cycling
Active transportation improves our health and the health of our communities. It also lowers our healthcare costs. The more people walk and bike the more we lower those costs as we reduce the levels of obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes.
Cycling and walking also make our roads safer by reducing the number of automobiles on the street. Did you know that 98.5% of collisions on regional roads are between gas-powered vehicles? Furthermore, streets where people walk and bike have more people on the street at all times and this has been shown to reduce local crime.
Effects of motor vehicles
Motor vehicles account for 34 percent of nitrogen dioxide released into the atmosphere. They also account for 51 percent of the carbon monoxide, 10 percent of the particulate and 33 percent of the carbon dioxide. Nitrogen dioxide is a cause of acid rain and increases the growth of algae. Particulate, also called soot, causes haze and pollutes ground water. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas capable of causing death in large doses and headaches, loss of breath and nausea is smaller doses. Carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming