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Zoek op fietsen: Fietsen en economie

This briefing focuses on the economic costs and benefits of transport and the role cycling can play in reducing those costs. The following topic areas are discussed:
  • The external costs of transport;
  • The economic value of cycling:
  • Increased urban efficiency and quality
  • Time and money savings on the road
  • Savings on infrastructure
  • Reduced environmental costs
  • Reduced health costs
  • Improved road safety
An efficient transport system is a key element of a successful economy. It is suggested that quality of transport should be measured considering factors of time, convenience and cost to the traveller, the transporter and society as a whole. When comparing these factors between transport modes, cycling often seems to “come out top” (I-ce, 2000). Motorised transport imposes high costs on societies, both directly (e.g. road construction and maintenance) and indirectly (e.g. casualties, pollution and congestion). In particular, it incurs high external costs or ‘negative externalities’ with regards to its detrimental social and environmental impacts (I-ce, 2000). In comparison to motorised transport, cycling is a low-cost transport mode, both for the individual and society as a whole and also in terms of direct and indirect costs incurred.
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