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Barking and Dagenham worst in England for number of cyclists and walkers

The figures have been released by the Department for Transport

Barking and Dagenham has the lowest rates of both cyclists and walkers in England.

Just 3.5 per cent of the borough’s residents get on their bike each week, according to data complied by the Department for Transport.

That compares to Cambridge, the top performing local authority, where 55.2 per cent of people cycle at least once every seven days.

And only 56.3 per cent of people walk every week, compared to 87.7 per cent in City of London; the best performing area in the nation.

Havering also performed badly for cycling, with just 4% of residents going for a ride each week.

Across England, 11 per cent of people cycle once a week, according to the DfT’s figures.

The data reveals that two thirds of adults feel that it is too dangerous to cycle on the roads.

 Women were more likely than men to agree with the statement “it is too dangerous for me to cycle on the roads,” while non-cyclists were more likely to agree with the statement than cyclists are.

When it comes to walking, the average person in England walked 205 miles in the year to November 2019, the period the figures cover.

Women aged in their 30s made the highest proportion of walking journeys, with the DfT suggesting this was down to the school run.

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