The Mayor announces huge rise in cycling in London

[paulet]

Mayor Ken has put out a press release saying that there are now 480,000 cycle journeys in London every day - up 83% on 2000.

Full press release at http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=11791

 

[Cobbles]

From the article: "Cycle journeys in the capital are measured using flow meters"

Are flow meters the device consisting of a box at the roadside connected to a pressure tube/strip(s) on the road, in which case how can they tell that a double wheel impact is coming from a bicycle vs. a motorbike?

Is it as accurate, say, as the Indian Forestry service measuring Tiger population using pug marks?

 

[Crispy]

Because a bicycle weighs 20kg (or thereabouts) and a motorbike weighs 100kg at the very least. Simple.

Just based on the number of cyclists I see on the road every day, I'd say the figure is accurate.