Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I did not even touch on the health benefits. Obviously, there are health benefits but the reliability of journey time for bikes compared to cars in an urban setting is invaluable. Certainly in rural areas, if the roads are quiet, I can see why people would use their car, particularly as the distances are much longer, but in an urban setting people are never going to move faster in a car than on a bike.