The Maltese don’t do cycling

In other countries, the rate is as much as 30% in Denmark and 28% in Finland.

At the other end of the spectrum, 93% of Maltese told the Eurobarometer that they never cycle. Very small proportions of respondents in Luxembourg (4%), the UK (4%), Spain (4%) and Cyprus (2%) cycle daily.

And only 32% of Maltese walk everyday, lower than the European mean of 48%.

Even more worrying is the fact that only 11% of Maltese say they use public transport on a daily basis, again five points below the European mean. 40% of Maltese, compared to only 29% of respondents in all 28 EU member states, said they never used public transport.

The Hungarians on the other hand, are the most likely to use public transport (28%) on a daily basis, followed by the Czechs (27%).

On the other hand, 48% of Maltese use their car several times every day in contrast to an average 35% of respondents in all member states. Only the Cypriots use their car more frequently than the Maltese.

Malta stands out as the country where the highest proportion of respondents perceive road congestion as a "very important" problem, with 73% of respondents giving this response. 74% also said they encounter problems when accessing activities, due to the traffic problems, and more than half (57%) expect the traffic situation to get worse.

Malta is singled along Cyprus and Greece as the countries facing the most serious transport problems.

The survey was carried out in June. A total of 500 Maltese respondents participated in the survey.