What are the Benefits of cycling?
“Fun, freedom and fitness.” These are just some of benefits of cycling, but it is also a cheap and quick way to get around for short journeys, such as travelling across town to work.
Cycling can help you beat the traffic jams and help the environment while improving your health, mood and feeling of wellbeing and it's pretty cheap compared with other ways of travelling.
With all these benefits its easy to understand why more and more people are making the switch to the bike.
Cycling Advice and Support
Each District offers incentives to encourage cycling, such as free cycle training, information on cycle lanes, cycle guides and maps.
To find out more visit their website;
- Barnsley (includes online cycle maps)
- Doncaster (includes online district cycle map)
- Rotherham (includes online district cycle map)
- Sheffield (includes online district cycle map)
There is also further advice, ideas and information about travelling on your bicycle on the following websites;
Cycle Training
Do you, your children or your family require cycle training? Visit each districts website to find out more;
Cycling on Public Transport
For more information about taking your bicycles on public transport and cycle parking in South Yorkshire download our leaflet (PDF, 2MB). You will need Adobe Reader to view this document.
Cycle to work guarantee
This voluntary scheme is part of the government's strategy to encourage take up of cycling to and from the workplace. Currently only 3% of employees cycle to work (Source: DfT, 2007)
Employers can show that they are, or intend to be a cycle friendly employer by signing up. Equally, employees can see if their employers is, or intends to be cycle friendly.
Companies can sign up today for free at the cycle to work guarantee website.