Residents in selected cities in the UK cycled most for shopping, personal business, and social trip purposes in 2021. Furthermore, 31 percent of cycling trips were for work purposes, followed by leisure purposes with 25 percent of total cycling trips.
Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021
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Sustrans. (May 1, 2022). Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. "Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021." Chart. May 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. (2022). Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans. "Share of Annual Cycling Trips by Purpose in Selected Cities in The United Kingdom in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/
Sustrans, Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/ (last visited May 07, 2024)
Share of annual cycling trips by purpose in selected cities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph], Sustrans, May 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416684/cycling-trips-by-purpose-uk/