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Huge Decline In Numbers Of Children Cycling To School - Why?

The latest CSO figures reveal that from 1986 to 2011 there has been an 87% decrease in the number...

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09.55 8 Aug 2019


Huge Decline In Numbers Of Children Cycling To School - Why?


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09.55 8 Aug 2019


The latest CSO figures reveal that from 1986 to 2011 there has been an 87% decrease in the number of primary and secondary children cycling to school. 

So why aren’t more kids on their bike to school?  

Niall Moyna, Professor of Health and Human Performance at DCU, joined us to discuss. 


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