29%
of B&NES carbon emissions come from transport
It is estimated that
92%
of nitrogen oxide emissions in B&NES is caused by road traffic emissions
Across B&NES around
12,000
people suffer from asthma, with recent research indicating that 74% of new UK cases occur in urban areas
1 out of 3
car journeys in Bath are made within the city. This equates to over
50,000
car movements on a typical weekday
75%
of people driving to work in Bath do so from outside the city
Physical inactivity directly contributes to 1 in 6 deaths in the UK and costs £7.4bn a year
Over
20,000
residents live and work within Bath. This figure almost
doubles
with an inflow of a further
16,000
workers per day
20 minutes of exercise per day cuts the risk of
developing depression by
31%
and increases productivity of workers
Due to increased working and living numbers in the West of England, it is estimated that there will be a 28% rise in journeys between 2011 and 2036
There are around
9,000
light and heavy goods vehicles entering and/or leaving Bath per day
Only 12% of Light Goods Vehicles and 9% of Heavy Goods Vehicle traffic is through traffic
Death from road traffic
accidents are much more
prevalent amongst the
under 25s
than any other cause of death
often reported by the media