In early travel surveys, under-reporting of travel was more common for non-motorised modes than for motorised modes. This was particularly the case in those surveys which focussed on `trips' and not `activities'. Through the use of an activity-based approach, and inclusion of all people in a household who travel, the South-East Queensland Household Travel Survey (SEQHTS) provides comprehensive data for investigation of non-motorised transport. This paper draws on Brisbane data from the SEQHTS to provide a profile of weekday bicycle travel. Overall, the bicycle accounts for about 2 per cent of all weekday travel in Brisbane. Its share of the total travel market is slightly smaller than the train and about half that of the bus. The majority of bicycle riders are young males and the predominant trip purposes are education, social/recreation and work. About 70 per cent of weekday bicycle trips are of 15 minutes duration or less. (A)
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