in In Denmark cycling is a very important part of the overall transport, which is different from many other countries. On average Danes aged 10-84 years make 0.47 bike trips per day, with an average length of 3.2 km per trip, which corresponds to 1.5 km per day. The average figures cover large variations geo- graphically and between different population groups. Compared to cycling levels among other countries in western Europe and North America, Denmark is in the upper end together with Germany and the Netherlands. At the low end are the United States and the United Kingdom.

Bike share of trips Trip purpose The city in Denmark with the highest bike share of The distribution of bike transport by purpose of the trips and kilometers is where 33 % of all trip measured in kilometers illustrates that commut- trips are done by bike and the bike share of the total ing to either workplace or educational institution pre- transported kilometers is 13 %. The respective dominates with a total of 46 %. shares for the whole country are respectively 16 % and 4 %. 2% Workplace 35% 33% Trips Km 34% 30% Educational 36% 25% 22% institution 20% Errand 15% 16% 14% 15% 13%

10% 7% Leisure time 5% 4% 4% 5% 0% 12% Business Copenhagen Denmark 16% Bike share of trips and kilometers, 2011-2013 Share of total bike kilometers 2011-2013

Trip distance Looking at the average trip length on bike the trips In Denmark, 87 % of all trips and 57 % of the overall for workplace are the longest with 4.3 km. The short- driven kilometers on bike are made up of trips that est trips are errands having an average length of 2 are shorter than 5 km. Only 4 % of the trips are km. longer than 11 km, but due to the length of the trips they account for 18 % of the overall driven kilome- 5,0 ters on bike. 4,3

50% 4,0 3,7 3,7 41% Share of trips 40% Share of km 3,0 2,6 28% 29% 30% 2,0 2,0 20% 20% 12% 1,0 14% 7% 8% 10% 8% 6% 4% 4% 3% 4% 3% 0% 6% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0,0 0% 1% Workplace Educational Errand Leisure time Business institution Trip distance, km Average trip length (km) on bike, 2011-2013 Distribution of trips on bike across trip distance (km), 2011-2013

Seasonality 40 The average distance on bike calculated on a monthly basis displays quite distinctly seasonality. On average 35 Danes are cycling 43 % less in each of the three win- 30 Denmark ter months than in the rest of the year. Due to the 25 holiday period the amount of cycled kilometers per 20 The Netherlands person also drops in July. 15 Germany 3,0 10 United States

2,5 5 United Kingdom 1,9 2,0 1,9 0 1,8 2,0 1,7 1,7 < 2.5 km 2.5-4.5 km 4.5-6.5 km 1,5 1,6 1,4 1,5 Bike mode share (percentage), 2010 (Pucher and Buehler, 2012) 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 Cycling rates in European cities are in general much 0,5 higher than in Australia, Canada and the United States. This can e.g. be illustrated by the share of 0,0 commuters who bike to work. Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average distance (km) on bike on a monthly basis, 2011-2013 40 37 34 Young people have the highest cycling levels 35 Individual factors such as age and gender have direct 30 associations with biking. 53 % of the trips on bike are 25 made by women while men are biking longer distanc- 20 es with 51 % of the kilometers on bike. 15 13 6,0 10 2,7 2,4 2,3 2,1 4,8 5 5,0 4,4 Trips Km 0 4,0 3,1 3,0 2,6 1,9 Bike mode share (percentage) of workers commuting (Pucher and 2,0 Buehler, 2012) 1,0 1,0 0,6 0,6 0,5 0,7 0,4 0,2 In Copenhagen the bike mode share of commuters is 0,0 10-17 18-25 26-35 36-59 60-69 70-84 37 percent and in Amsterdam it is 34 percent. The Age group four cities in North America and Australia all have a Transport on bike, trips and km per person per day, 2011-2013 bike mode share lower than 3 percent.

The amount of kilometers on bike per person per day is highest in the age group 18-25 years after which it is decreasing. The children do not drive as far as the adults, only 2.6 kilometers per person per day, but they have more trips per person per day than the adults. Facts about The Danish National Travel Survey Comparing to other countries The Danish National Travel Survey is an interview survey which Comparing cycling in Denmark with other countries, serves to document the travel behavior of the Danish popula- shows that within the same trip distance categories, tion. The survey has been conducted on a regular basis since there are large differences among countries in bike 1992, and it is the best standardized source of knowledge on mode share. In the United States and the United how Danish residents travel. Further information can be found Kingdom they cycle for only 2 percent of trips shorter on www.tudata.dk or by contacting Data- and Modelcenter at than 2.5 km, compared to bike mode shares of 31 DTU Transport. percent in Denmark, 29 percent in the Netherlands, and 16 percent in Germany.