10 top reasons stopping people from cycling to work

7th June 2010

Here are the top 10 reasons for not cycling to work, given by workers on Earth Day this year:

1. I haven't ridden a bike in years.

2. I don't want to arrive to work sweaty.

3. I can't always take a bike on public transport.

4. I'm out of shape.

5. It's dangerous to ride a bike.

6. The weather is often too bad.

7. I have a big hill in my commute.

8. I have too far to ride.

9. I need to carry stuff to work.

10. My company does not offer an incentive.

OK, so Sustainable Routes can't do anything about the weather or make those hills any easier but we can provide grants of £1,000 to help your company install showers, invest in more remote working or new IT equipment that is easier to carry or even provide training on riding safely to work. That list of excuses just got shorter!