Transport statistics

( http://www.bv.com.au/bike-futures/10549/ )

See how bikes measure up in value-for-money terms.

Bicycles are probably the most cost-effective transport infrastructure available. Consider the following transport statistics and see how bikes measure up in value for money terms.

Bicycles are ideally suited for urban trips: the median trip length in Melbourne is 2.9km and 10 minutes.

Unused bicycles

There are over a million unused bicycles in Melbourne.

In Melbourne there are:

• 2.4 million registered motor vehicles (1.47 people per vehicle)
• 1.2 million bicycles (of which 70,000 are used each day on average)
• 478 trams
• 152 trains

Fitting them all in

More people on bikes can fit on the road than people in cars.

Estimated number of people an hour (as opposed to vehicles per hour) who can use a 3m wide road lane/transport reserve using:

Private car	1,000
Bicycle	8,000
Rigid bus	5,000-17,000
Articulated bus	26,000
Light Rail	7,000-10,000
Heavy Rail	50,000