Cycling benefits the whole community

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Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community

Horsham is a great place to live: interesting shops, fantastic
leisure facilities and a stunning collection of restaurants...

But there are big changes that will put Horsham under pressure:
• Huge new development – more cars crowding into the centr...

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space

Bikes use far less space than cars and,
in a town, space really matters
6 to 10 customers on bikes can fit into
the same p...

At Horsham Hospital, eight cars take
up this much space, plus about the
same again as circulating space

Eight people cycling instead free up valuable
parking space for those who really need it

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade

A shift from cars to bikes actually
boosts trade

On a bike you never have to worry about parking tickets.
Pop in on the spur of the moment or decide to stay for a coffee.
...

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade
• Employers ...

Modern high wage employers of the sort we are actively seeking in
West Sussex know they need a good cycle network: their
e...

Cycling gives reliable commute times. Workers arrive less stressed
and take fewer sick days.

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade
• Employers ...

Although car ownership in Horsham is high, the number of
individuals who don’t have use of a car is significant.
Car insur...

Horsham has a growing number of elderly people. Many can’t drive
but - given the right conditions - wish to cycle or use m...

Almost 1 in 5 people have a disability but many people who
struggle to walk can cycle. There are also many ‘invisible’
dis...

For others, an adapted bike, a wheelchair or a mobility scooter
provides independence – as long as the cycle paths are wid...

For children cycling is fun,
healthy and provides
independence.
Parents no longer have to
act as taxi drivers!

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade
• Employers ...

The capacity of our roads has to be designed around the peak.
The worst time is during the school run. Think of the differ...

Yet, at the moment only about 1% or so of Horsham
children cycle to school. Even Tanbridge House only ever
scraped 10% (pr...

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade
• Employers ...

Multiple high quality studies show that by far the largest financial
benefit of cycling is on health.
Overall, for individ...

More cycling also has a huge effect on the health of others:
• air pollution from vehicles increases deaths from asthma
• ...

Horsham District Cycling Forum
More cycling benefits the
whole community
• Better use of space
• Boosts trade
• Employers ...

Cars are getting bigger
…and roads are getting busier

Nowadays drivers are less likely to get injured, but the risk of
being killed or injured when riding a bike is far higher ...

In Horsham only 1% of the traffic is people on bikes, but these
people make up 22% of KSIs.
Although most cycling and most...

Conclusion
More cycling will benefit our whole community.
Without improving the conditions, any rise in the number of
peop...

Cycling benefits the whole community

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