One result of the methodology is that if there is no data available for a country in a specific field then it will be at the bottom of the rankings for that area and its place in the overall rankings will suffer too. The barometer shows that we really need reliable statistics on cycling in the EU to enable governments and advocates to assess progress on cycling and to allow collaborative working between countries to improve cycling for European citizens.” The ECF's measures are based on five areas it sees as important and it used European wide data gathered on member states to collate it's figures rather than national data from each country - in a bid to factor out the different approaches taken to gathering such data.ĮCF Cycling Barometer Project Manager Chloe Mispelon said: "We are confident in our results which show a strong correlation with other data and knowledge about cycling but we call on the EU Horizon 2020 research program to establish data that is updated and maintained through to 2020. One of its aims (apart from making the Dutch and Scandinavians feel smug) is to demonstrate the need for verifiable European wide measures of the levels of cycling in EU member states. The ECF launched the Cycling Barometer ahead of next week's Velo-City 2013 conference in Vienna which brings together cycling organisations and policy makers, including EU Transport Commissioner Sim Kallas. it came fifth in terms of bicycle sales per 1000 inhabitants - just behind Finland and remarkably close to the Netherlands - Denmark was second, and the country with the biggest bike buying habit in Europe?…Slovenia (but you knew that). Denmark and the Netherlands both scored 125, while the UK back in 10th got 80 points - bike sales pushed the UK overall score up. Points were then awarded based on a nation's ranking in each category and those points totalled up to give the overall scores. There were surprises though, Spain may be a powerhouse when it comes to producing top class pro cyclists but it languishes near the back of the pack of the er, Barometer with Portugal for company and only Bulgaria, Romania and Malta behind it.Ĭountries were judged on five different criteria: Modal share Safety Cycling Tourism Bicycle sales per 1000 inhabitants and Advocates - membership of cycling organisations as a percentage of the overall population - you can see how each country scored in these categories below. No points for guessing the winners: The Netherlands and Denmark tied for first place in what the ECF call their Cycling Barometer. The UK has been named the tenth most cycle friendly nation in Europe - just ahead of France - in a benchmarking exercise by the European Cyclist Federation.
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