Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

in our capital cities, most trips involve stop-start driving or short trips with around 50 per cent of trips being less than 5 kilometres;

(b)

three hundred grams of greenhouse gas emissions are saved per kilometre for every vehicle that is taken off our roads, potentially totalling an average of more than four tonnes of emissions per vehicle every year; and

(c)

in Australia it is estimated that in a single year, air pollution from motor vehicles causes between 900 and 2,000 early deaths and between 900 and 4,500 cases of bronchitis, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, costing between $1.5 and $3.8 billion; and

(2)

supports:

(a)

positive incentives such as the National Ride to Work Day to encourage people to take up cycling;

(b)

riding to work as a way of getting fitter, having some fun, reducing traffic congestion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

(c)

policies, projects and initiatives that deliver increased options for active transport.

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