Bicycle ownership in Ph increasing – SWS
By Nidz Godino
"Thirteen national SWS surveys from May 2020 to March 2023 show that there were more bicycle owners compared to car owners nationwide…in all 13 surveys, bulk of motor vehicle owners nationwide own two-wheeled types, such as motorcycles," Social Weather Stations (SWS) said as cycling community calls for better safety measures following viral road rage incident involving gun-toting former policeman, new survey found that more Filipino households have at least one member who uses bicycle.
Results of March 26 to 29 SWS survey released on Aug. 31 showed 36 percent or estimated 10 million households in the Philippines can be considered as cycling households.
This was up from 29 percent or estimated 7.3 million households in April 2022 and 24 percent of estimated 6.2 million households in May 2021.
Of 36 percent cycling households as of last March, 23 percent said they use their own bicycles, while 12 percent use borrowed bicycles.
Meanwhile, of 64 percent non-cycling households, 62 percent said they have no bicycle, while two percent said they have bicycles but they do not use them.
Survey found more bicycle owners than car owners, with ratio last March at 4:1. This was similar to polls held in April 2022 and May 2021, but higher than 2:1 ratio in three surveys conducted in 2020.
Based on latest survey, six percent of households polled owned four-wheeled motor vehicle, 11 percent owned three-wheeled motor vehicle and 41 percent owned two-wheeled motor vehicles.
SWS said use of bicycles for essential and recreational activities both increased in latest survey.
Some 27 percent said they use it for recreational activities, up from 18 percent in April 2022 and nine percent in May 2021.
Specific recreational activities included sightseeing (17 percent), exercise (17 percent) and playing (three percent).
Meanwhile, 24 percent of households said they bike for essential activities, up from 21 percent in April 2022 and 19 percent in May 2021.
These include cycling for market, store or grocery runs (16 percent), going to and from workplace (seven percent), going to other places (seven percent) and for job or livelihood (four percent).
Respondents were also asked to identify up to three reasons why members of their family use bicycles.
Most cited reason was to save fares (56 percent) and improve one's health (46 percent), followed by saving travel time (27 percent), lose weight (17 percent), recreation or play (eight percent), meet other people or make friends (seven percent), essential activity such as transportation or work (two percent) and to save money (one percent).
Survey had 1,200 respondents and margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent.
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