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A Study Shows When You Ditch Cars for Cargo Bikes, Something Awesome Happens

06 Feb 2024 | Abstracted from Bicycling

"...a survey found in German publication Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior...asked 2,386 active cargo bike share users in Germany about their riding and driving habits, 45.8 percent had one car in their home, while 54.2 percent lived without a car...A whopping 18 percent said that using the cargo bike had prompted them to sell their cars!...this survey shows that cargo bikes can clearly be used to lessen our need for cars..."

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