Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1121628 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Most cities suffer from congestion and various traffic problems. Faltering public budgets do not allow expenditures for costly transport infrastructure. A recently conducted study on Vienna's inner-city traffic compared resulting financial effects of bicycle and car traffic on the economy as a whole. Health, travel times, accidents, vehicle operation and maintenance, traffic noise, CO2 and pollutants emissions were addressed. Per kilometer travelled, cyclists generate a surplus in external costs of 0.81 € whereas car traffic causes a loss of 0.04 €. Bicycling improves health and solves inner cities’ transport and budget problems. Therefore bicycling should be promoted unconditionally.
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