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Austrians tap more forms of transportation

Xinhua, February 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Previous groupings such as "driver," "walker," and "biker" are now of the past since the majority of Austrians are increasingly combining different types of transport into single trips, an Austrian expert said Thursday.

Six out of 10 Austrians are now using public transport, nearly seven in 10 ride a bike, eight in 10 use a car at least occasionally, and nine in 10walk either daily or several times a week, Markus Gansterer from the traffic organization Verkehrsclub Oesterreich (VCOe) told a press conference here.

Additionally the use of smart phones has made the use of multiple forms of transport much easier, with finding transport options and timetables to plan trips never easier, the expert said.

Transport by train, bus, bike, or on foot can also reduce costs for private households, besides providing known benefits for the environment, according to a study by the VCOe.

However, Gansterer noted that mobility options are considerably better in the bigger cities, where people walk and ride their bike much more frequently and public transport networks are more efficient, but these same options can be extremely poor in regional areas. Endi