Comparative study: senior cycling
Wed, 10/22/2008 - 3:31pm | by amrosell
About half of all trips made by Dutch seniors 65 or older are made by bicycle. Photo: Maarn, Netherlands.
A study comparing rates of walking and cycling across the Netherlands, Germany and the US. Among the study's findings:
- Almost one half (49%) of all trips made by Dutch seniors 65 or older are made by bicycle.
- Almost one in five trips (18%) made by German seniors are by bicycle.
- In the US, only about 0.2% of senior trips are by bike.
The report is attached to this post; the link provided is to the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
Link to additional information:
| Attachment | Size |
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| SeniorBiking-NetherlandsGermany-Pucher.pdf | 78.87 KB |
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