How many people would cycle if safety could be improved on Rocks Rd. ?

If we assume that there is only one person in each vehicle on Rocks Rd. then the current modal share of cyclists who are happy to use the on-road cycle lanes is very low. If there are more people in each vehicle then the modal share is even lower ! Tim Bayley from The Waterfront Association does not believe that the 600 figure for cyclists on Rocks Rd. used here is even that high based on his own counts.

One final point; The small number of cyclists that are currently confident enough to cycle along our waterfront includes not only commuters, it also includes tourists, people going into town to shop, people going to Tahunanui for sports or to visit the beach etc. - If we only included commuters then the percentage would be even smaller.