Young Americans tackle more the bike than the car

Posted on 08-10-2013 at 17:35 by sir_smokalot – 15 Comments”

The American public tenoverstaan of two-wheelers is the last time not much better, but that keeps the new generation there is not more to the bike to address.

The US is a autonatie pur sang. This has to do in part with the vastness of the country, but it is also embedded in the culture: a bike is a strange thing, the OV use only if you are poor, and for the really long distances, you have the aircraft. Nevertheless, in the urban areas, the bike paths on the rise, and enjoy this physical activity preferred to dwell in your biscuit tin, the Financial Times reports.

Is this a reason for manufacturers to worry? Perhaps not directly: young people buy almost no new cars, despite efforts of the automotive industry on their needs. On the other hand, car ownership is increasing in the united states, and there is less and less each year miles (9,314 miles in 2004, 8.494 miles in 2011). In addition: the young generation is not young, the are the customers of tomorrow.

The above does not mean that there is immediately a bomb under the automobile industry, the U.s. sales also show a substantial upward trend (with anyway to sell more than in the whole of Europe), and in many remote areas, a car is really the only way to do it. In addition: not every big city can be so easy to cyclists subjects. Try a city like Houston, but once the bike suits that can make you forget.

Italian states, we expect not as fast, but a bit more cycling would be some Americans do no harm. But could it be that the car is less of a status symbol?