BIKENOMICS Why cycling is good for the economy
11 Aralık 2013
Paolo Pinzuti
In the EU 27, 34 million people use the bicycle as their main means of transportation
7.4 % of the population
What does it mean?
bicycle industry
EU27: 11.5 million bicycles produced per year
EU27: 19.8 k people employed in bike industry
18 billion euro per year
no fuel no insurance
no taxes no fix costs
low maintainance costs no parking costs
4.800 € annual cost of the ownership
of a car in Italy*
individual savings
*source: Confcommercio (2012)
fuel savings
2.7 – 5.9 billion € per year*
*source: ECF - Economic benefits of cycling in EU-27
importing goods might cause a deficit to the balance of payments
= FOREIGN DEBT
congestion
The average car driver in Istanbul spends 114 extra hours per year
stucked in traffic (source: TOMTOM Congestion Index)
Average speed in Italian cities with ordinary traffic: 15 km/h
Average speed in Italian cities during the rush hour: 7 km/h
(source: Confcommercio, 2012)
Costs of congestion in Italy: 40 billion € per year (Source: ACI,
2009)
Cycling’s contribution to the reduction of traffic into the EU 27:
24,2 billion euro per year Source: ECF 2013
1 million people die every year in
Europe because of physical inactivity
1.24 million people die every year in
the world because of road accidents
518 billion US$ Source: WHO, 2000
According to ECF’s estimates based on WHO tools, cycling can reduce mortality and generate
up to 141 billion € per year
touring
2.295 billion cycle tourism trips in Europe per year
In 2009 4,9 million Germans made a holyday by bicycle spending
at least one night outside
Every tourist on the Elbe Radweg spends an average of 66 €/day
Touring Cycling means 12 billion € per year only for Germany
value of cycle touring
in the EU-27
44 billion €
€ 200 billion
GDP of Denmark
€ 200 billion
Bikenomics in EU 27
The society makes a net profit of 0,16 € for every kilometre cycled by one of its citizens and the society makes a net loss of 0,09 € for every kilometre driven by car. (Source: Copenhagen bicycle account, 2010)
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why
‘COZ CYCLING IS FUN
DUDE!
cycling facilities are not a cost
rather an investment
health
pollution
employment
tourism retail
congestion
Thanks for your attention Thanks for your attention
Paolo Pinzuti
Mail: [email protected] Tel: +90 5319428833
Skype: ilpinz www.bikeitalia.it