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Two Wheels, One Voice.
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Encourage Bike-Commuting
Employees
Commuting nightmare alternative
- It costs about $3,000 a year to own, operate
and maintain a motor vehicle in Ohio.
- Employees demand higher wages and benefits to
compensate for commuting costs.
Health hazards
- Exposure to traffic congestion increases heart
rate, blood pressure, negative moods.
- Long, arduous commutes to work, air pollution
and a sedentary lifestyle are unhealthy.
- Healthy employees are hardworking, on-time
employees who take less sick time.
The bottom line
- Supporting bike commuting is less expensive
than an in-office fitness facility.
- Employers who appreciate workers' personal
needs have less employee turnover.
- Healthier employees can reduce health
insurance costs; check with your carrier.
Better employees
- Employees will see commuting as personal time
to relax instead of increasing stress.
- Fit employees are more alert, more productive,
perform better and more efficiently.
- Bike commuting can be substituted for the gym,
saving employees personal time.
Bike facilities
- Showers and private changing rooms are ideal.
- Arrange for shower use at a local health club
for your employees.
- Hanging space or a standing wardrobe will
provide ample storage for work clothes.
Parking and storage
- Indoor, secure bike parking near changing
rooms on the ground floor is ideal.
- For bike parking outdoors, use bike lockers or
covered bike racks.
- Bike parking should be accessible, visible and
secure.
Route coordination
- Appoint a bike commuting coordinator to
procure local bike route maps with Bike Miami Valley.
- Help employees plan routes to work using
low-traffic but direct roads and paths.
- Encourage cyclist education among employees;
educated riders are safe riders.
Financial incentives
- Partner with a local bike shop to offer
employee discounts or maintenance clinics.
- Offer subsidies for bike commuters who don't
use car parking spaces.
- Provide lunch for bike commuters; offer extra
vacation time for daily bike commuters.
Promote it
- Form a company bicycle group to partner with
the Dayton Cycling Club; increase your own exposure locally.
- Allow bike commuters to dress more casually at
work; organize a lunchtime race.
- Ask the local bike shop to showcase new bike
models during lunch.
Outreach
- Get local news media to cover your events.
- Encourage employees to help co-workers make
the switch to bike commuting.
Copyright © 2001 League of
American Bicyclists.
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