About one in four people who cycle to work in Tokyo began commuting by bicycle in order to avoid crowds during the novel coronavirus pandemic, a recent online survey found.A total of 23.0 percent of 500 businesspeople in Tokyo who cycle to work at least once a week said they started commuting by bicycle "after the novel coronavirus began to spread," according to the survey conducted in June by Japanese insurer Au Insurance Co.In a multiple-choice question, 95.7 percent of those who newly started cycling to work said they did so "in order to avoid using public transportation for commutes."Tr…READ FULL ARTICLE
