It is widely known that motorcycles are far more economical than cars, but now we have some tangible figures that denote just how economical and popular they are, especially for commuting.
A national travel survey has recently found that, out of their entire use on the roads, 52% of trips made by motorcycles were to a place of work. Compare this to 34% of journeys made by pedal bicycles, and a meagre 22% of journeys made by cars to a place of work, and it’s obvious that motorcycle commuting is coming into it’s own.
Furthermore, of the 22% of car journeys to work, 84% of these are single occupancy cars – that’s a lot of people eligible to be bikers!
It would be especially interesting to compare these figures to recent years, but this information is not available.
On a seperate note though, it could be said that the transition from car to motorbike has just become more difficult for commuters.
With the introduction of the new motorcycle modular practical test, from scratch a learner can now expect to pay nearly £800 in order to get their full bike license. This is a dramatic increase which training schools had to pass on to their customers as a result of the government enforced changes.