The terms “mobility” and “transport” are often equated. Mobility is reduced to movement,
standing simply for the change of location and transport itself. The number of kilometres
driven becomes the focus of attention and often becomes the indicator of mobility. As a
consequence other options for realising the destinations and purposes that are connected
with mobility are not taken into consideration. In fact, a person driving a lower number of
kilometres can be more flexible and mobile if he has to drive or even cycle/walk a lower
number of kilometres for fulfilling his activities than somebody who depends on a car in
order to reach his destinations. In this sense, mobility should be measured in a wider sense
relating to “potential access”, rather than simply to “kilometres of movement”.