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The BBC says people in 26 European countries bought austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped bicycles than cars in 2012. There are austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped reasons for this trend. One is the austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped experienced in many countries after the austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped financial crisis. Countries introduced austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped measures, which left consumers with austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped money. This meant they bought a bicycle austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped of a car. The rise in fuel prices also made austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped think twice about driving. Another austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped is that more people got into cycling. The BBC reports that cycling is spreading "beyond the traditional 'cycling austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped' of northern Europe".

Around 50 per cent more bicycles were sold than cars. Europeans bought 12 million cars in 2012 and 19.2 million bicycles. The austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped of the Italian car austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped FIAT said this was bad austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped for car companies. He called it "carmageddon". Car sales in Italy austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped to their lowest austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped for five decades. The Italian cycling austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped believes there has been "a small austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped in terms of lifestyle". The head of the Italian bicycle maker Bianchi agreed. He said: "Customers these austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped want bikes they can commute with, and top-of-the- austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped bikes. They are looking for long-term austeritycapitalsdaysfederationgiantglobalheadinsteadinvestmentslesslevelsmoremotoristsnewsrangereasonrecessionrevolutionseveralslumped."