If people chose to take half of their car trips on two wheels instead of four, health care costs could drop by billions.
By Emily Sohn
THE GIST
* Biking instead of driving could save billions of dollars in health costs and thousands of lives.
* Cities with more biking infrastructure see lower rates of disease.
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Compared to driving, bicycling is clearly better for the environment and your health. But how much better is it?
A new study offers some hard numbers: If people in the upper Midwest chose to take half of their car trips by bicycle, health care costs would drop by $7 billion. And with better air quality for its now more-fit citizens, the region would end up with an estimated 1,100 fewer deaths each year.
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https://news.discovery.com/adventure/bicycle-billions-111103.htmloldId.20111108162249605
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