New research paper, just out in Transport Reviews, Open Access. Read the full paper here. Does More Cycling Mean More Diversity in Cycling? Rachel Aldred, James Woodcock & Anna Goodman Abstract In low-cycling countries, cycling is not evenly distributed across genders and age groups. In the UK, men are twice … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. I – and others – have remarked on how in the UK we think cycling’s a good thing (in the abstract) but hate actual cyclists. It occurs to me that the same could be said about children. As a society we worship youth, but … Continue reading
Cross-posted from an opinion piece in Local Transport Today I’m currently working on the Near Miss Project, which looks at how everyday non-injury incidents affect cyclists. The level of carelessness and even hostility many people experience are staggering. A classic example is the MGIF (Must Get in Front) driver. The … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Guardian Bike Blog where it appears in edited form here. Recently the House of Commons added in a requirement for a national ‘cycling and walking investment strategy’ to the Infrastructure Bill. This will mean the Department for Transport setting targets and allocating investment for cycling. Some good … Continue reading
We researchers love to say ‘more research is needed’. Sometimes, it seems to mean ‘more research is needed, we can’t possibly do anything in the meantime’. It can be a barrier to ambitious policies, because they’ve never been done – and researched – before. So I like to qualify this. … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. Reading through some of the qualitative data, I am struck by the extent to which keeping an incident diary makes you see things differently. As one person comments: ‘It’s been really good thinking about it today. Most of what I’ve written wouldn’t even have … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. As we continue analysing the data, there’ll be a series of blog posts thinking it through. These are personal reflections/work-in-progress – responses are welcome. There’s a lot of stuff to look at in relation to behaviour, experiences, infrastructure and road conditions. For me, one … Continue reading
