Originally Posted by
dougmc
... It depends on how you're measuring efficiency...I stand by my original statement ... it depends on how you define efficiency, on what you're measuring. In some situations, the bike wins. In others, walking. In others (especially if time is factored in somehow) ... motorized transport will win. I think in most cases when somebody says "bikes are the most efficient!" -- they haven't even really fully thought about what they're saying.
well, in the case of the article, it's titled
World's most energy efficient transport
I don't think that's wrong, and in terms of getting around in a city, the article correctly says,
Not only is the treadly mankind's most effective means of transport, it's also often the swiftest. In commuter races held across the globe, all modes of transport compete against one another; car, bicycle, train, bus, even helicopter. Often the first person to arrive across the metropolis at Point B is the bod aboard the bike.
so I think in terms of the article saying, "bikes are the most efficient!" isn't too much of a stretch