Mrnjavac (2001) points out tourist destinations require specific organization of traffic,
which will also make the tourist facilities available in a particular time and contribute
to the development of tourism in the long term. Due to the seasonality of tourism
trends, it is important that cycling infrastructure meets the requirements of also the
functional users, reducing the fluctuations in the network use. Alternative forms of
mobility imply adapting destination traffic and tourism sub-systems. Tourist Demand
Management includes a range of strategies aimed at improving transport opportunities,
integration of alternative modes of transportation in tourist activities, discouraging
driving car and promote alternative modes of transport (Litman 2003, 26).
Once abandoned as a technologically subordinate to cars, bicycles re-affirmed as a
means of transport because of their minimal impact on the environment and benefits for
the community. Using a variety of means, cities are trying to transform the NMV (nonmotorized
vehicle) or NMT (non-motorized transport) environment, aware of the need
for long-term sustainability of transport systems.
The bicycle as a means of transport survives if the traffic policy integrative and holistic
(de Jong and Rouwette 2009, 2) and addresses a multi-modal transportation system.
Speed of movement, flexibility and the ability to determine the exact time traveling
support substitution of a passenger car riding over short distances (up to 5 km), which
advocates and Lamont (2009), while for longer distances possible bicycle combined
with public transport. This opens up many possibilities for Croatian destinations faced
with the problem of insufficient capacity of the transport system and reducing
bandwidth usage at the time the largest concentration of tourist flows to the destination.