tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5331685055175761173..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Car Free Living (or... do the Dutch cycle because they can't afford cars ?)David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-5457549069248867752012-06-09T20:29:22.420+02:002012-06-09T20:29:22.420+02:00Imagine if countries like Holland and Denmark were...Imagine if countries like Holland and Denmark weren't wealthy as they are. The rest of the world would jump on that fact (the way they do about why the Chinese cycled so much in the past) and for the next 50 years that point would be rehashed over and over again. Thankfully this isn't the case. People in western nations often say that the car is seen as a wealth or status symbol in 3rdTallycyclistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-256997712879477642011-03-18T11:14:55.504+01:002011-03-18T11:14:55.504+01:00This is very interesting. However, according to th...This is very interesting. However, according to the latest Eurostat figures<br />("motorisation rate" table in this list: <br />http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/transport/data/main_tables), the Dutch caught up with the British in 2009, with 462 passenger cars per 1 000 inhabitants, against 459 for the UK. This is respectively 97 and 98 per cent of the EU average.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-66417858271942149572008-11-05T23:25:00.000+01:002008-11-05T23:25:00.000+01:00I was car free in the US from 200->2008. It is...I was car free in the US from 200->2008. It isn't too hard to do as long as you plan your life around the compromises you make. My wife now has a car so the trend is broken. <BR/>ps - I had to post, two Duncan's in a row is pretty rare.Duncan Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363433039416687609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-10668686242083875912008-10-07T19:33:00.000+02:002008-10-07T19:33:00.000+02:00We're now down to only 25% of households in the UK...We're now down to only 25% of households in the UK without a car, and over 30% who have two (http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/trends/current/section1rvc.pdf table 1.10). Be interesting to know how many Dutch homes have two cars. Not only does UK have high car ownership, but we use them more intensively than our European neighbours.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359303704828663733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-37583824184822058492008-10-07T12:27:00.000+02:002008-10-07T12:27:00.000+02:00I wonder what it is here in the U.S. I will check ...I wonder what it is here in the U.S. I will check that out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com