Did you know that car ownership in the Netherlands has continued to rise?
This is a blog post of a cycling advocate, from 2019 but still relevant - [0]
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In 1992, 42% of Dutch households were car-free. By 2016 this had dropped to about a quarter. Car ownership has continued to increase since then. Higher car ownership leads to higher car usage. Almost anyone who can easily afford a car has one and there aren't many people at all who choose to go without if they can afford one: Amongst people of average income, just 12% of households don't have a car and that drops further to just 6% for high income households.
In other words, people choose to own a car if they can afford it, even if they cycle frequently at the same time.
This is a blog post of a cycling advocate, from 2019 but still relevant - [0]
Quote:
In 1992, 42% of Dutch households were car-free. By 2016 this had dropped to about a quarter. Car ownership has continued to increase since then. Higher car ownership leads to higher car usage. Almost anyone who can easily afford a car has one and there aren't many people at all who choose to go without if they can afford one: Amongst people of average income, just 12% of households don't have a car and that drops further to just 6% for high income households.
In other words, people choose to own a car if they can afford it, even if they cycle frequently at the same time.
[0] -https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2019/08/the-car-free-m...