Cycling up 32% in Scotland since 2003

On 20/05/2015 18:33, Bod wrote:
On 20/05/2015 18:28, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 20/05/2015 10:51, Bod wrote:
On 20/05/2015 10:14, Peter Keller wrote:
On Tue, 19 May 2015 19:51:00 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 19/05/2015 16:51, Bod wrote:
This week on Business Scotland Colin Blane checks out the business
behind one of the most remarkable inventions of the industrial age ..
the humble bicycle. Over the years, cycle sales have been through
some
ups and downs but for the last decade or so the push-bike has been
pushing ahead again. A recent report suggested cycle use in Scotland
was up 32 percent since 2003. Colin talks to a number of people
who've
saddled up to take advantage of the surge in cycling.

Scotland currently has a cycling mode share — the proportion of
journeys
made by bike — of just one percent, a figure that hasn't budged since
the 1980s.

A 32% increase on 1 is 1.32.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Shows how just giving percentages without a base can be misleading.
Absolute numbers tell a better story.

The booming cycle industry tells its own story.

"Meanwhile more independent bike dealers are offering the Ride it away
cycle finance scheme, with sales rocketing by over 83 per cent in 2014.
That rise was due in part to more retailers engaging in the scheme, but
according to statistics passed to BikeBiz from ActSmart, sales have
already increased by around 30 per cent in 2015."


http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/fin...d-small/017827



Then they must all be in garages. I've been keeping 'em peeled for
cyclists lately. Population of Medway 260,000. How many cyclists did I
see today as I drove around?

One.



Was it in the rush hours? A lot of cyclists cycle to work and back.
They were mainly all in work, I assume.

Do try to concentrate. I'm a handyman. I drive all over town all the
time going from job to job - including rush hours.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk