Case Study Wellington
Wellington City Council staff get on their bikes
Wellington City Council staff are leading by example and trading four-wheeled travel for the two-wheeled variety.
WCC bought three Giant Sedona bikes for staff in the Council's Roading and Traffic unit to use for trips around town. Infrastructure Manager Stavros Michael says staff are enthusiastic about using the bikes.
Using cycles for day-to-day work
"The nature of our work means staff often need to go out to site visits and inspections around the city centre - travelling by bike has a lot of pluses we're keen to take advantage of.
Biking around the city is cheap, healthy, good for the environment and saves the hassle of finding a park, says Stavros.
Safety-minded
"Safety is an important issue for cyclists, particularly here in Wellington where cyclists make up a high proportion of road accidents. Naturally we want to make sure staff who perhaps haven't cycled for a while have a thorough understanding of cycle safety before they get out on the road."
Updated | 23 Mar 2007.
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