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Cycling increases in popularity?
Cyclists are always wittering on about how popular cycling is and how
much it's increasing of late. However, no surprise, they aren't bright enough to work out the figures. "In 2011, 3.1 billion vehicle miles were travelled on pedal cycle (bicycle); 11.6 billion fewer than in 1949 (14.7 billion vehicle miles). In 2011, 1% of total vehicle miles travelled on roads in Great Britain were taken on bicycle, a substantially smaller proportion than the 34% of vehicle miles taken on bicycle in 1949." So cycling has dropped by 11.6 vehicle miles in the last 60 odd years. Now 1945 as a time of great austerity, but as people became more prosperous they dropped push bikes and obtained cars. This confirms Dave Horton's excellent research which found that cycling was only for the poor and/or strange. Now the bit the retarded cyclists grab on to, without understanding; "Since 2007 the amount of vehicle miles travelled by bicycle has increased annually. 19% more vehicle miles were travelled in 2011 than in 2007." However, a 19% increase on bugger all is bugger all. "The proportion of total vehicle miles taken on bicycle increased from 0.8% in 2007 to 1.0% in 2011." Pathetic. |
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Cycling increases in popularity?
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:20:06 +0100, David Lang wrote:
Cyclists are always wittering on about how popular cycling is and how much it's increasing of late. No I am not. |
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