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The EU Commission says [0] 3km is the average bike trip length in most European countries. They reference this other EU funded study [1] on replacing short car
by reubenmorais 3y ago
The EU Commission says [0] 3km is the average bike trip length in most European countries. They reference this other EU funded study [1] on replacing short car trips with walking and cycling, which says:
> The willingness to cycle over longer distances differs between countries, but in general we should not expect people to use a bike for transport on distances longer than 3-5 km.
Both are from before the e-bike boom. A 2019 Dutch study [2] says the average e-bike commute trip is ~8.5km, which indicates a rough doubling of the conventional bike range from 3-5km to 6-8km. Notably, commutes are significantly longer than all other ride types in the Dutch study, even with e-bikes.
[0] https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/eu-road-safety-policy/priorities/safe-road-use/cyclists/walking-and-cycling-transport-modes_en https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/eu-road-safety-po...
[1] https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/docs/walcyng.pdf https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/docs/walcyng.pdf
[2] https://sci-hub.wf/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.102202 https://sci-hub.wf/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.102202