Riding most popular in Victoria and the Northern Territory with Tasmania at the bottom of the pile, new survey suggests
A pandemic bicycle boom has faded, with the latest statistics showing many people feel it is too dangerous to ride on Australian roads.
“The effect of the pandemic appears to have diminished in 2023 such that cycling participation – while higher than would be anticipated on the trend prior to 2019 – has significantly declined from the high levels observed in 2021,” CWANZ found. “When we go out and we perceive that [behaviour], the less likely we are to ride our bicycles because we can see stress and aggressive behaviour on the road, even road rage, but the truth is that riding a bike is a choice that we make only when we know that we will be safe,” she said.
Rivera Gonzalez said there was not enough data to properly understand changes in behaviour or the best solutions. What evidence there was indicated that safe infrastructure – such as the right type of bike lanes – was critical.
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