Matters of Scale - Bicycle Frame | Worldwatch Institute

Matters of Scale - Bicycle Frame | Worldwatch Institute

Persons per hour that one meter-width-equivalent right-of-way can carry, by mode:
Auto in mixed traffic	170
Bicycle	1,500
Bus in mixed traffic	2,700
Pedestrian	3,600
Suburban railway	4,000

Sources: Bicycle ownership: Cycle Press (via www.bicycleretailer.com). Urban travel by bike: U.S. Transportation Research Board. Obesity rates: OECD Health Data 2005. Health spending: World Health Organisation, World Health Report 2005. Modal carrying capacity: United Nations, Transportation Strategies for Human Settlements in Developing Countries. Energy per passenger-mile: Marcia Lowe, The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet (Worldwatch Institute, 1989).