60% of scheme users not cycling to work

About 60% of commuters in Dublin who have signed up for the Bike to Work Scheme never cycle to work — despite the scheme costing over €34m.

According to a study, co-authored by UCD school of business lecturer Marius Claudy and an associate professor at the management and marketing department of the university of Wyoming, for the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, only a minority of people who signed up for the scheme in the city cycle to work every day.

The study, which examined the under-utilisation of urban bicycle commuting, found between 2006 and 2012, the number of cyclists in Dublin city rose 42%.