More Glasgow bikes than cars recorded on street at rush hour for first time

More bikes than cars were recorded on a main southside road during rush hour for the first time in June, as figures show a surge in cycling trips across the city.

Cycling Scotland reported data from Victoria Road showed more journeys were cycled rather than driven between 8am and 9am on Thursday, June 5.

It is the first time this has been recorded during traffic surveys at this location on the South City Way cycle route — and the national cycling charity believes it shows “the continuing impact of new cycling infrastructure on Victoria Road”.

During that rush hour, 269 bikes were recorded compared to 256 cars. A daily average of 2,040 cycle journeys were recorded on the road over the survey period, with 13 per cent of journeys made by bike.

The data comes from Cycling Scotland’s al