It's here in today's Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...thirds-adults-england-cycling-dangerous-safer
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...thirds-adults-england-cycling-dangerous-safer
Two-thirds of adults in England think cycling is dangerous!
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G3CWI
Veteran
- Location
- Macclesfield
It is dangerous in that there is danger associated with it - like any activity. I suppose that the important thing is how that danger compares to other things that we do.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Two thirds of people think car drivers are dangerous.
matticus
Guru
Infamous Family Fortunes question:
Q: name a dangerous race.
A: The Arabs!
Q: name a dangerous race.
A: The Arabs!
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
People don't seem to realise how dangerous driving can be as well
. I think I'd rather fall of my bike at 15mph (as long as I wasn't hit off by a car) than be involved in a 70 + mph motorway crash. Take away the traffic element of cycling, and driving would be inherently more dangerous.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Its in a newspaper. It must be true
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Quite a few things that are dangerous are a lot of fun.
IanSmithCSE
Guru
- Location
- Worcester, Worcestershire
Morning,
The survey that led to the article https://assets.publishing.service.g...lking-and-cycling-statistics-england-2019.pdf
People without access to a car cycle more and further than those that have access to a car.
Honestly I didn't make that up nor this
When adults cycled for over 2 hours, they were far more likely to be cycling for leisure rather than travel.
And I really don't want to know what 21% of walking trips are for education/ escort education
is all about. :-)
The survey that led to the article https://assets.publishing.service.g...lking-and-cycling-statistics-england-2019.pdf
People without access to a car cycle more and further than those that have access to a car.
Honestly I didn't make that up nor this
When adults cycled for over 2 hours, they were far more likely to be cycling for leisure rather than travel.
And I really don't want to know what 21% of walking trips are for education/ escort education
is all about. :-)
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Cyclists: dividing and conquering ourselves since 1884!
matticus
Guru
But again, "danger" is relative; a trained HGV driver is more dangerous than a very poor adult cyclist.
(so no need for dividing and conquering
)
(so no need for dividing and conquering
)
A little imprecise for my money.
Two thirds of adults (66%) who don't cycle agreed with the statement that "it is too dangerous for me to cycle on the roads". 57% of adults who do cycle also agreed with this statement even though they cycled. Overall therefore 61% agreed with the statement.
No analysis was done based on where people live or other factors that might cause them to be more apprehensive than others. This was not then broken down much further. A basic age based breakdown was done - for example the highest percentage of the people who felt it was too dangerous were over 60. Drivers felt it was more dangerous than non drivers.
The whole thing is based on percentages and makes no mention of the sample size or sample demographic breakdown. Who was more likely to complete the survey (for example)?
Two thirds of adults (66%) who don't cycle agreed with the statement that "it is too dangerous for me to cycle on the roads". 57% of adults who do cycle also agreed with this statement even though they cycled. Overall therefore 61% agreed with the statement.
No analysis was done based on where people live or other factors that might cause them to be more apprehensive than others. This was not then broken down much further. A basic age based breakdown was done - for example the highest percentage of the people who felt it was too dangerous were over 60. Drivers felt it was more dangerous than non drivers.
The whole thing is based on percentages and makes no mention of the sample size or sample demographic breakdown. Who was more likely to complete the survey (for example)?
I see quite a few people walking whilst escorting in this village, large special needs home and the residents are often taken for long walks.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
2694 responses (so too small to break down geographically) of a subset drawn from the National Travel Survey. Within its limitations, it's one of the better surveys IMO. Better than the Mintel, CUK, Sustrans and AA surveys and far better than most insurance company silly-season SLOP surveys.
