Beryl Rider Report

31 January 2024

Shared sustainable transport provider Beryl has today released its fourth annual Rider Report , a survey of thousands of riders used to identify behaviours, motivations, impacts and barriers. 

The report surveyed over 3,000 people across 12 scheme areas that have signed up to use Beryl and is packed full of interesting findings. 

In 2023, Beryl has had a positive impact on riders’ travel habits, with 10% more riders replacing private vehicle journeys with Beryl trips than in 2022. Offering riders more variety when it comes to vehicles is more likely to get them out of their cars. 41% of Beryl riders that have used three modes where available were replacing a private vehicle journey, compared to 29% of riders that have used one mode.

Convenience and speed are the most common reasons why people sign up to use Beryl, with the number of people citing them increasing by 13% and 11% respectively compared to in 2022. There is a greater emphasis on safety in 2023, with 18% more riders stating its importance than the 70% that did in 2022.

The report also shows that bike share not only encourages new or lapsed cyclists to cycle more, it also encourages existing cyclists to do so, with 38% of those who already cycled doing it more since signing up to use Beryl.