I still doubt they have the 'worst public cycling participation rate in the world' though. When I was in Oz I saw tons of cyclists. Not so much in Sydney or the countryside (or pretty much all of QLD) but the other cities and large towns had plenty of cyclists. Even Darwin had a few (although they weren't going very fast but then who can cycle fast in 40+ heat).
http://www.theage.com.au/news/health/australia-worlds-fattest-nation/2008/06/19/1213770886872.html
Yep. Didn't know that.
I still doubt they have the 'worst public cycling participation rate in the world' though. When I was in Oz I saw tons of cyclists. Not so much in Sydney or the countryside (or pretty much all of QLD) but the other cities and large towns had plenty of cyclists. Even Darwin had a few (although they weren't going very fast but then who can cycle fast in 40+ heat).