York Films - Bicycle - Vehicle for a Small Planet

The world's 800-million bicycles outnumber cars two to one. Bikes in Asia transport more people than do all the automobiles on Earth. Yet increasingly clean air, road space and fossil fuel are being sacrificed to the motor vehicle. The worst offenders are the United States - where there is one car for every two people - Western Europe and Japan. This final programme argues for a mass return to the bicycle, the perfect green vehicle for a small planet.