Commuting to work by bike instead of by car for one year* means you:

• save $600 in fuel, and lots, lots more on car maintenance and parking money. Give up your car altogether and you'll save thousands more on fuel costs, servicing, registration, insurance, etc.
• reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and stress
• don't have to worry about finding a park
• burn 11 kg fat
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.2 tonnes (CO2)
• inhalae fewer air pollutants
• reduce congestion on our roads
• live a healthier and happier lifestyle

but wait - there's more....

• About 800 million bicycles are in use throughout the world - twice the number of cars in existence.
• On a bicycle you can travel from Sydney to Brisbane on the energy equivalent of a single litre of petrol.
• For the price of an average family car, you could buy 100 bicycles.
• With the materials used to manufacture that same car, you could manufacture those same 100 bicycles.
• A 1-hour bike ride burns about 400 calories
  (equivalent to 3 Mars® bars).
• Only around 6% of personal commuting trips in Perth are by bike, compaerd to up to 50% in some European cities.
• Transport in Australia accounts for 77 million tonnes (or 14%) of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions - a figure that could be reduced by swapping your car for a bike
• Regular cycling can reduce the risk of heart disease by around 50%.
• By cycling regularly, you can expect to be as fit as an average person ten years younger than you.
• Cycling reduces blood pressure, as well as reducing the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart disease and stroke.
• Exercise such as cycling has been shown to be associated with reduced rates of cancer (such as bowel and possibly breast cancer), diabetes mellitus, and cholecsytectomy (in women).
• Cycling leads to improved air quality in urban areas, and in particular a reduction in the production of ozone, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds.