Website urges workers to ditch the car and use the trainers

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern would save 640 calories a day — simultaneously taking a kilogram of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere — if in 2008 he took advice from a new commuters’ website and walked to work.

The same new year’s resolution from Environment Minister John Gormley would account for 260 calories everyday and keep the equivalent of a drinks can of CO2 from the air.

This is according to the website onesmallstep.ie. It was set up to plot walking routes and travel plans for those who want to leave the car behind and walk to work.