Improving Bicycle Use: Identifying Areas for Explicitness

(1) There is a clear potential for the greater use of the bicycle as an alternative means of personal transport to the car, particularly for short journeys. (2) Sixty per cent of all car journeys are less than eight kilometres, a distance well within the capabilities of the average cyclist. (3) Special lanes could be added to existing roads and new cycleways built. (4) Cyclists could be given priority of movement at road junctions. (5) Bicycle storage facilities would need to be built at workplaces and shopping areas. (6) These suggestions would help to promote the bicycle as a viable alternative to the car for short distances. However, there are some challenges to overcome in order to encourage more people to cycle, such as safety concerns and lack of infrastructure.