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

Labels: alexa, bike stats, biking stats, cycling stats, sfbike, swivel