Tom Crispin wrote:

The London Cycle Campaign have online factsheets. This could be an
excellent starting point for our factsheet.

INTRODUCTION

http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=760

[...]

Whilst cycling to and from school, children are
able to socialise with other children who live locally and form
connections within their community.

I think this is a neglected but important point about cycling. One of
the definite benefits to me of doing my usual urban travels by bicycle
is that once in every few hourneys I'll meet someone I know and stop
and chat to them. Over months this adds up to quite a lot of keeping
in contact which I miss out on when using other transport.

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Chris Malcolm +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
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