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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The study, from Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, surveyed people using a cargo bike share (CBS) system from 58 different programs and initiatives in Germany, controlling a collective 751 cargo bikes.
In perhaps more unsurprising news, people who actively signed up to use cargo bikes think they're pretty great.
Those surveyed rated cargo bikes higher when considering motivations for different forms of transport, on a 1–5 scale.
Cars significantly won out among those who considered themselves car-dependent in travel speed, comfort, and weather independence.
Interestingly, respondents gave cars a roughly 3.4–3.5 out of 5 in traffic safety, and those who considered themselves "car-reduced" rated cargo bike use just below that, around 3.3.
Folks in notably bike-oriented Germany have suggested they can use even fewer cars with the advent of electric-assist cargo bikes and often feel good about doing so.
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