Cycling can be 4 times more efficient than walking. A biomechanics expert explains why
- Written by Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
You’re standing at your front door, facing a five kilometre commute to work. But you don’t have your car, and there’s no bus route. You can walk for an hour – or jump on your bicycle and arrive in 15 minutes, barely breaking a sweat. You choose the latter.
Many people would make the same choice. It’s estimated that...
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