Clean kilometres.
Every bike journey is a journey that does not have to be made by car. For many vanRaam riders, the bike is an alternative to the car, public transport or getting a lift. Together, they reduce car travel and contribute to lower emissions.
Every bike journey is a journey that does not have to be made by car. For many vanRaam riders, the bike is an alternative to the car, public transport or getting a lift. Together, they reduce car travel and contribute to lower emissions.
80% leave the car at home
The percentage of riders who replace at least one car journey per week with a bike journey.
80%
De sociale waarde van de fiets zit niet alleen in het aantal gereden kilometers. Rijders geven aan dat zij vaker kunnen deelnemen aan activiteiten, anderen kunnen bezoeken en zelfstandiger onderdeel kunnen blijven van hun omgeving.
An alternative to the car
Replaces journeys where they would otherwise travel as a car passenger
63%
Replaces journeys where they would otherwise drive themselves
47%
Replaces journeys made by public transport
30%
“I am fitter and experience greater enjoyment in life because I spend time in nature and do not always have to take the car.”
Lower emissions
Journeys made on vanRaam bikes are estimated to replace up to 82.4 million kilometres of individual motorised travel each year.
190
kg
The potential CO_2 emissions an active rider avoids each year by replacing motorised journeys with bike journeys.
900
km
The average number of car kilometres a rider replaces each year by cycling.
~17.300
t
The potential CO_2 emissions all vanRaam riders avoid each year by cycling instead of using motorised transport.