While browsing some of the up and coming sites on the web this morning (as per
Alexa
), I came across a site that creates charts from database information provided by users (
Swivel
).
I noticed a search box on Swivel and decided to see if anyone had submitted data related to cycling. Interestingly, I found this chart featuring the reasons people give for not riding their bicycles. Supposedly, the data comes from the
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
(
sfbike.org
) which is a pretty respectable cycling advocacy organization. Unfortunately, when I searched their site to verify the data references, I failed to find any mention of the data. It's a big site so it's possible I just ran the wrong seach keywords...
Anyhow, here's a table that corresponds with the chart above. The table lists each of the complete responses (rather than the abbreviated ones shown above).
| Reason Given For Not Cycling |
Percent of Responses
|
| Weather |
15 %
|
| Worried about bike theft |
14 %
|
| Worried about safety |
13 %
|
| Can |
10 %
|
| Street conditions (potholes / tracks / etc.) |
9 %
|
| I ride as much as I want |
8 %
|
| Other |
7 %
|
| Too far to travel where I need to go |
6 %
|
| Not enough bike lanes |
6 %
|
| Too hilly |
5 %
|
| Bike lanes don |
4 %
|
| Too busy / no time |
3 %
|
Larry
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