Discover active travel champions

Transport is the biggest contributor to Scotland’s carbon emissions. If you opted for active travel once a week you could save 30 kg of CO2 per year. Everyday active travel champions across the country help to reduce this by opting to walk, wheel or cycle for shorter journeys.

Here are some stories from some of those champions.

Lisa saves money by cycling to work

Bikes are cheaper to maintain than cars and don’t require fuel. If you live in a city they are often more convenient than cars as you can use bike lanes and segregated cycle paths.

Worried about tackling Scotland’s hilly landscape? According to Lisa, an ebike is a great way of overcoming this:

“I was one of those cyclists who, whenever I reached a hill, I had this sense of impending doom and a feeling of real failure because I could just never cycle up a hill. I thought I would try an ebike and get up those hills - and that’s what I did!”

Maria has reduced her emissions by using a cargo bike for the school run

We get it - cars are more convenient than regular bikes when it comes to dropping kids off at school and picking up the shopping. If you want to opt for active travel in these cases you can invest in a cargo bike. You can also get electric versions of these to help you deal with hills and heavy cargo. According to Maria:

“What I love most about our ecargo bike is just the freedom it gives us. We can go further distances, we can carry more things, we can go up hills that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to do with the baby. It really opens up the world to us a bit more.”