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The role of gender and experience in cycle preferences and behaviour in the UK

Anna Watt @talktoAnnaWatt e: Anna.RadfordWatt@MottMac.com

Lit Review & Aims

• Perception of safety is gendered:

leads women to choose less trafficked routes, even at the expense of journey time.

• Most studies carried out in the

USA and Australia, less in the UK.

• Conflicting information across

geographies with regard to the use of helmets and hi-vis.

• Validate existing research: Fill

the non-London UK based cycling research on gender preferences.

• Scope for further analysis of the

use of protective clothing (helmets and hi-vis) and attitudes towards their use.

• Establish if training/type of

cycling and amount of experience affects preferences.

Mixed method

• 1. Revealed preference survey
• 2. Stated preference survey
• 3. Policy interviews

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Revealed preference survey

• Parallel routes S Birmingham to city

centre

• Contrasting provision
• 8 - 9.30am three consecutive

Tuesdays in September 2016 after schools back

• 307 cyclists observed:
• 28% female
• 72% male
• Significant for road use (men >

women)

83% 67% 6% 26% 11% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Female Male Cycle path Road SU Path

Stated preference results

• SurveyMonkey Nov-Dec 2016
• 970 respondents:
• 40% female
• 59% male
• 1% ‘Other’ and ‘Prefer not to say’
• Preferred and Safest routes (Top

3) – 10 types of provision

• Use of hi-vis and helmets

(covered later)

• Type of cycling:
• More female non-cyclists and off-

road recreational, more male mountain bikers.

• Level of experience:
• More men with 10 years +, more

women with none, or < 1 year

• Cycle training:
• Little difference

Preferred and Safest Route Choice

52% 39% 5% 4% 25% 35% 4% 3%

4% 8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Female Male Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line)

Preferred route (1st choice)

54% 59% 3% 3% 31% 32% 5% 2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Female Male Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line)

Safest route (1st choice)

Qualitative feedback

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Coherence Safe (Motor traffic) Safe (Other cyclists) Safe (Shared-use) Safe (Junction design) Safe (Canal/River) Direct (reduce stopping) Direct (junction priority) Comfort (width) Comfort (cycle lane issues) Attractive Attractive (Personal safety) Type of cycling affects preferences Cycle culture Filtered permeability/quiet road Who is cycling (age, ability) Male Female 5 10 15 20 25 30 Coherence Safe (Motor traffic) Safe (Other cyclists) Safe (Shared-use) Safe (Junction design) Safe (Canal/River) Direct (reduce stopping) Direct (junction priority) Comfort (width) Comfort (cycle lane issues) Attractive Attractive (Personal safety) Type of cycling affects preferences Cycle culture Filtered permeability/quiet road Who is cycling (age, ability) Male Female

Preferred route Safest route

1st Preferred Route by Type of Cycling (%)

31% 35% 21% 6% 11% 4% 63% 54% 75% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Off-road cycling experience On-road cycling experience Non-cyclist On-road segregation On-road mixed with traffic Off-road 39% 46% 13% 10% 15% 11% 51% 38% 76% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Off-road cycling experience On-road cycling experience Non-cyclist On-road segregation On-road mixed with traffic Off-road

Female Male

1st Safest Route by Type of Cycling (%)

Female Male

39% 40% 28% 1% 2% 1% 60% 57% 71% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Off-road cycling experience On-road cycling experience Non-cyclist On-road segregation On-road mixed with traffic Off-road 36% 40% 13% 2% 2% 5% 62% 58% 82% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Off-road cycling experience On-road cycling experience Non-cyclist On-road segregation On-road mixed with traffic Off-road

1st Preferred Route by Level of Experience (%)

Female Male

67% 20% 16% 19% 43% 44% 32% 36% 33% 73% 84% 71% 57% 44% 48% 55%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-cyclist Little experience Occasional cyclist Up to 1 year Up to 2 years Up to 5 years Up to 10 years More than 10 years On-road segregation On-road shared Off-road

17% 22% 38% 42% 53% 49% 43% 41% 77% 72% 46% 50% 28% 30% 44% 44%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-cyclist Little experience Occasional cyclist Up to 1 year Up to 2 years Up to 5 years Up to 10 years More than 10 years On-road segregation On-road shared Off-road

1st Safest Route by Level of Experience (%)

Female Male

33% 29% 33% 40% 50% 42% 24% 41% 67% 67% 67% 60% 50% 53% 68% 58%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-cyclist Little experience Occasional cyclist Up to 1 year Up to 2 years Up to 5 years Up to 10 years More than 10 years On-road segregation On-road shared Off-road

0% 17% 17% 23% 42% 53% 43% 33% 0% 77% 83% 69% 58% 44% 53% 65%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-cyclist Little experience Occasional cyclist Up to 1 year Up to 2 years Up to 5 years Up to 10 years More than 10 years On-road segregation On-road shared Off-road

1st Preferred Route by Training (%)

Female Male

50% 49% 6% 4% 27% 24% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% No training Training Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line) 41% 38% 3% 5% 35% 36% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% No training Training Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line)

1st Safest Route by Training (%)

Female Male

58% 49% 4% 3% 29% 34% 4% 6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% No training Training Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line) 59% 59% 3% 4% 32% 32% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% No training Training Off-R (Park) Off-R (Canal) On-R (Fully kerb seg) On-R Light Seg (wands) On-R Light Seg (armadillos) On-R Advisory CL On-R Mandatory CL On-R Bus Lane SU pavement (no line) SU pavement (with line)

Hi-Vis: Revealed vs. Stated

47% 65% 53% 35% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Female Male No Yes

Revealed Stated

40% 34% 60% 66% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Female Male No Yes

Helmet: Revealed vs. Stated

19% 23% 81% 77% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Female Male No Yes

Stated Revealed

20% 25% 80% 75% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Female Male No Yes

Issues

• Survey didn’t give option for Off-

road commuting: Used qualitative feedback to code where available

• Geographical location
• Type of cycling for which

preferences apply

• Gender identification didn’t

prove difficult (or assumed not to be)

• 13th Sept 2016 (Bristol Road) one
• f hottest that year – affect use
• f hi-vis and helmets?
• Definition of hi-vis
• Route choice/availability

Policy implications

• Evidence to support gendered

preferences for infrastructure

• It may be necessary to provide

safe off-road routes for those new to cycling to build confidence, and as confidence grows those people may then feel more able to use on-road provision.

• There may be a limit to the

reach that behavioural change programmes can achieve without the availability of the desired infrastructure to support women to cycle more.

Questions?

For any questions, or for copies of my dissertation and/or underlying data, please contact me at @talktoAnnaWatt Anna.RadfordWatt@MottMac.com