Nearly 60% of Polish car owners reduced their use in favor of bicycles

Clear Communication Group (CCG) has announced the results of a survey conducted by IBRiS on behalf of Nationale-Nederlanden, which concerned means of transport in Poland.

80 percent of those surveyed said they use a bicycle or scooter during the spring and summer seasons, while 40 percent of all respondents ride a bicycle year-round. 

"Electric scooters are gaining in popularity, with nearly 20 percent of respondents now using them to get around. Recently, high fuel prices and environmental considerations have also exacerbated this trend," CCG indicated.

73 percent of respondents owned their own car, but almost 60 percent of them have already reduced the use of cars in favor of their own or rented bikes.

The decision to switch from car to bicycle is an economic one – the vision of further fuel rises mobilizes a growing part of society to use alternative means of transport. However, more than half of the survey participants chose a bike for environmental reasons.

"It is worth noting that atmosphere-friendly forms of transport convinced more than 70 percent of respondents from Poland's largest cities. 54 percent of their residents say that thanks to bicycles and scooters they avoid traffic jams, and thus cover designated routes faster," CCG added.

(PAP)