The advantages of cycling are outlined, as well as the conditions under which use of the bicycle and the safety of cycling can he promoted. Bicycles are an attractive product. The potential to use a bicycle for trips shorter than 5 km is high and it's use can also be substantial for longer distances. It should be acknowledged that the bicycle, is a valid mode of transport which, like motorised vehicles, requires its own infrastructure. Even if this means employing a combination of measures to do so, the cost-benefit relationship will still be more favourable than that associated with the construction of facilities for motorised transport. The bicycle network must meet the need for different travel requirements and the connections should be direct. The infrastructure must provide sufficient room for cyclists and obstacles should be avoided. Bicycle-car conflicts must be avoided or controlled. Where cars and cyclists share the road, speed reducing measures are needed. Traffic education should be given at schools, in factories and offices and in the neighbourhood where people live. Education must be used to discuss cyclists' problems and needs to improve cycle facilities. (A)
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