The number of bicycle journeys in the UK has reached a 24-year high as people abandon buses and motorbikes in favour of pedal power.
Cyclists rode 3.25 billion miles last year, up by almost 4 per cent in 12 months and the highest rate in Britain since 1990, according to the Department for Transport.
At the same time, figures showed a long-term decline in bus or coach traffic and the number of miles travelled by motorcycle, which have been overtaken by cycle miles.
However, there is some way to go to match the peak period after the Second World War when 14.7 billion miles were pedalled. The latest rise follows a surge in enthusiasm for cycling following British success at the 2012 London Olympics and