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Maybe I'm totally wrong on this, I guess it just didn't seem like an odd choice in the UK and other countries have much stronger focus on cycling. "People I kno

by IanCal 10y ago

Maybe I'm totally wrong on this, I guess it just didn't seem like an odd choice in the UK and other countries have much stronger focus on cycling. "People I know" will be a hugely unrepresentative sample though. For another unrepresentative sample, cycling commuters on strava average a bit over 10 miles: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/10-stats-paint-picture-british-cyclists-compare-151542 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/10-stats-pai... I can't find the stat I want for Copenhagen, they have 1/3rd to 1/2 of people commuting by bike but I can't find out how many journeys of ~10km are completed by bike. I know it's a small number of cycle journeys, as many are shorter, but that's not quite what I'm after.

CalRobert 10y ago
It may be over half commuting by bike now. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/30/cycling-revolution-bikes-outnumber-cars-first-time-copenhagen-denmark https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/30/cycling-revol... I can't seem to find mode share as a function of commute distance. Pure anecdata, but when I worked in El Segundo and lived in Santa Monica, I usually cycled the 12 miles to work. It took about 5 minutes longer than the drive.
- IanCal 10y ago
  Thanks, I saw references to it being 50% but then also found a source where 50% was simply an aim so assumed it had been taken out of context. I think from that article the figure might be over 40% though at least.
pm215 10y ago
I think it doesn't seem a totally odd choice in the UK partly because the public transport is often pretty poor (London is a huge exception to the usual UK situation). Certainly here in Cambridge I'd choose a 6 mile cycle over the bus every time. But then I enjoy my (4 mile) cycle commute; I don't think I'm particularly representative. The right fix is for the buses to be better.
Arnt 10y ago
AFAIK, most traffic planners seem to believe that "if you build the streets/intersections for cycles, people will use cycles a great deal up to about x km, but only rarely for longer trips" for some x. I've heard different values of x, nothing close to 10. I'm sure it depends on the climate, terrain, etc. I'd be very interested in hearing about any place that uses a value as high as 10km, and the rationale.
nickkell 10y ago
As the person commenting on that article points out, cyclists using strava are probably more likely to be athletic and cycle further and faster than cyclists not using strava

by IanCal 10y ago

CalRobert 10y ago

It may be over half commuting by bike now. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/30/cycling-revolution-bikes-outnumber-cars-first-time-copenhagen-denmark https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/30/cycling-revol... I can't seem to find mode share as a function of commute distance. Pure anecdata, but when I worked in El Segundo and lived in Santa Monica, I usually cycled the 12 miles to work. It took about 5 minutes longer than the drive.

IanCal 10y ago
Thanks, I saw references to it being 50% but then also found a source where 50% was simply an aim so assumed it had been taken out of context. I think from that article the figure might be over 40% though at least.

pm215 10y ago

I think it doesn't seem a totally odd choice in the UK partly because the public transport is often pretty poor (London is a huge exception to the usual UK situation). Certainly here in Cambridge I'd choose a 6 mile cycle over the bus every time. But then I enjoy my (4 mile) cycle commute; I don't think I'm particularly representative. The right fix is for the buses to be better.

Arnt 10y ago

AFAIK, most traffic planners seem to believe that "if you build the streets/intersections for cycles, people will use cycles a great deal up to about x km, but only rarely for longer trips" for some x. I've heard different values of x, nothing close to 10. I'm sure it depends on the climate, terrain, etc. I'd be very interested in hearing about any place that uses a value as high as 10km, and the rationale.

nickkell 10y ago

As the person commenting on that article points out, cyclists using strava are probably more likely to be athletic and cycle further and faster than cyclists not using strava