A vision of healthy communities cannot disregard or devalue transportation. A healthy community is one in which people have access to healthy foods, feel safe, have opportunities for physical activity, breathe clean air, have access to gainful employment and feel connected to opportunity. Transportation is access, thus, transportation is opportunity.

Advocates need ways to get their messages out to people. The media are an important way to achieve this. This pack of information is designed to help cycling groups to develop and maintain a good working relationship with the media.

Is there one in your area? Follow this link to find out:
http://cms.can.org.nz/local-groups

Report bad driving or crashes to Police, who will follow up with the offender.

Cycling is popular, safe, responsible and contributes to the community. Having said this, there are a number of myths and misperceptions of cycling. The data below are sourced from Ministry of Transport (MoT), Statistics NZ, Ministry of Justice (MoJ), SPARC, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU).