http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile in 1994 en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:49:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9155#post-95065 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:15:39 +0000 chdot 95065@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> The average person makes about 1,000 trips a year, or roughly three trips per day | Of the 651 trips within the town made by private cars every year, 195 could be made by bicycle | Most people over-estimate the contribution made by the private car to everyday mobility, believing it to be twice as great as it actually is! | There is mounting evidence that the bicycle should play a central part in the future development of city transport systems. | Promoting a positive public image of the bicycle as personal transport represents the best way forward.</p> <p>"<br /> "All that appears to stand in the way of bringing the bicycle back to the city in huge numbers, are outmoded attitudes"</p> <p>european bicycle design contest 1994 book (sponsored by Shimano) </p>