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7. Calculate the benefits

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Four reasons to give it a go!

National Ride to Work Day is the perfect opportunity to have a go at riding to work. Thousands of new riders joined in last year and five months later 29% of those new riders were still riding to work.

 

Here are some great reasons to give riding to work a go.

  1. Health - feel great and reduce your likelihood of suffering from obesity, diabetes and heart disease.  Check out the health benefits of riding your bike.
  2. Save money - reduce the costs associated with driving to work or catching public transport.  Click here to calculate how much you spend on petrol...and how much money you could save by riding to work!
  3. Help the environment - reduce your greenhouse gas emissions. Calculate your vehicle's greenhouse gas emissions.
  4. Everyone is doing it! -  avoid traffic jams and commuter congestion by joining the bike riders

 

 

What can your organisation do?

Ask senior management to sign up as an ambassador and request a tailored carbon report on how to reduce your carbon footprint through sustainable transport.  Click here to register your interest.

 

 

 

Calculate your own benefits here

 

How many kilojoules will I burn? That's how many Tim Tams?  For those eating a more conventional breakfast, calulate how many Weet-bix you'll burn.

 

By how much will I reduce my carbon footprint?  Work out how much greenhouse gas your car emits.  Remember, every 50g of greenhouse gas equals 1 black balloon!

 

Money, money, money!  Think of all the money you could save by riding to work.  Work out your cars operating costs.