mev

For what it is worth, doesn't necessarily match my experience during my trip (I am in midst of riding across my sixth continent and have ridden in a little over 30 countries).

One thing that may explain some of the discrepancy: Australia is a surprisingly urban country, at least if you add up what percentage of population lives in Capital cities or adjoining metro areas (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin).

I did visit each of these cities, but spent very little time in them e.g. 2 days Sydney, 2 days Melbourne, 2 days Adelaide, etc. I'm pretty sure I spent less than 10% of my trip in metro areas where greater than 80% of the population lives and likely more than 80% of my time in areas with less than 5% of the population.

So mine was more experience of someone cycling around Australia than the more typical Australian cyclist.

Did I have an automobile interaction I recall in 234 days in Australia?: sure. Was it the worst place I've cycled?: absolutely not.