24/04/2026
This week Cancer Research announced that more people are dying of cancer each year than ever before. Most people know someone who has had or died from cancer which is a tragedy.
But here's a fact, you are more likely to die if you commute to work by car than by bike. This includes commuting by EV, not just petrol and diesel cars. This is because of the massive health benefits of cycling including a reduction in cancer.
This might sound counterintuitive but lots of things to do with cycling are counterintuitive. A two-wheeled vehicle should fall over, but if you look at the evidence a bicycle stays up when you cycle. and the same is true if you look at the health benefits of cycling based on evidence and not intuition.
Home charging? Well that's a mains plug, the same one as for your laptop. No on-street or off-street charging issues.
And if your commute can be practically completed on a bike or ebike, it's cheaper. Cheaper than an EV. You could get your electric 'ride' for as little as £1400 if it's a good quality ebike.
Ebikes make hills disappear, but not petrol!
Ebikes from £1399 at Cyclefix in Christchurch.
Cycling to work versus driving has been shown to reduce the risk of premature death by 20%, death by cardiovascular complications by 24% and cancer by 16%, a National Institute for Health Research study of Census data has found. The analysis took place as the Government has urged against all but nec...
