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In the US nearly 30 percent of trips are a mile or shorter, 40 percent are two miles or shorter and 50 percent are three miles or shorter.[0] These distances c
by dublinben 6y ago
In the US nearly 30 percent of trips are a mile or shorter, 40 percent are two miles or shorter and 50 percent are three miles or shorter.[0]
These distances can be easily covered on foot or bike with minimal change in infrastructure.
[0] https://www.bikeleague.org/content/national-household-travel-survey-short-trips-analysis https://www.bikeleague.org/content/national-household-travel...
- nitrogen 6y agoWouldn't those three mile or less trips usually be for transporting cargo that wouldn't fit on a bike?
- eCa 6y agoThere are bikes that can take fairly large loads[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_bicycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_bicycle
- rtlfe 6y agoI don't think "usually" is close to accurate. People go to work, restaurants, friends' homes, etc without transporting any cargo. Big grocery runs are maybe once a week.
- graton 6y agoThey seem to count ALL forms of travel (walking, biking, driving). Also the definition of a trip is to go from one address to another. So when I walk over to my neighbors house across the street it is technically a trip. https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips For vehicle trips: 21.4% of trips are 1 mile or less. 35.2% of trips are 2 miles or less. 45.6% of trips are 3 miles or less.