"Have helmet, bell, two wheels — will commute"
Trail ride: Clare Moran cycles to work most days from Clifton Hill to Southbank, joining thousands of other pedalling commuters.
By Clay Lucas
March 12, 2006
ON HER ride to work each morning, Clare Moran hasn't ever noticed the green metal box by the side of the Morell Bridge, near the Botanic Gardens.
But it's been noticing her — and thousands of other cyclists who are happily beating Melbourne's traffic congestion and public transport fares by peddling their way to work.
In November last year, VicRoads installed 17 counters on key city cycle paths, including on the Morell Bridge, to track how many commuters were taking to their bikes.
An average of 4000 riders a day are pedalling into and out of the CBD on cycle trails, the first release of the research has found...
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