Dinija Jemeļjanova / Latvijas Televīzija

These people, who may simply like staying at home, may be determined cyclists or hikers, or may be petrol-heads in love with their cars, constitute 40.7% of the population.

In contrast, 10.6% of Latvians use public transport every day, 19.2% use it every week and 12.5% use it at least once a month. 16.9% of people use public transport less than once per month.

While 40% may seem like a high figure, it is some way behind the European average of 50.6% of people who never use ...