http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: research - Recent Posts en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:56:08 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21023#post-361904 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:39:24 +0000 ResearchMatt 361904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hey I'm Matt, </p> <p>I’m looking to recruit research participants for our work understanding cyclists needs and improving bike insurance, it's a short chat and a review of some websites I've been working on. I'm a researcher in the bike industry.</p> <p>I’m looking to talk to keen cyclists on research calls with myself. These calls are usually ~45 minutes and reimbursement is a £35 voucher for their time. Only requirement is that you are a UK based cyclist and ride a bike worth &gt;£300.</p> <p>If your interested you can book yourself in on a call with this link - <a href="https://calendly.com/talktomatthewcarter/utest">https://calendly.com/talktomatthewcarter/utest</a></p> <p>If you have any questions please let me know!</p> <p>Kind regards,<br /> Matthew </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-223646 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:19:30 +0000 Greenroofer 223646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The results of the 2016 survey have been published:</p> <p><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856416303639" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856416303639</a></p> <p>"Highlights<br /> The paper reports on a diary study of 1500 UK cyclists, which found ‘very scary’ incidents happen weekly.<br /> Different types of near miss are associated with different levels of injury risk, fear, and annoyance.<br /> Cyclists believed that while most near misses could be prevented, usually this was not within their control.<br /> Sharing with motor vehicles, especially large vehicles, seems problematic, with a ‘might is right’ road culture described.<br /> Segregated infrastructure, alongside interventions targeted at road culture and driver behaviour, is recommended. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196190 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:32:55 +0000 Morningsider 196190@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, in summary:</p> <p>1. I'm not telling you how much was spent on cycling last year, you'll have to make do with figures for "active travel".<br /> 2. This year's budget is less than last year, but I intend to increase it to match that.<br /> 3. The budget for this year is 12% higher than last year, even though it is less than what was eventually spent.<br /> 4. I have no idea where any additional funds might come from. I'm currently trying to see if anything has slipped down the back of the couch.<br /> 5. No commitment to future cycling budget levels.<br /> 6. I don't intend to do anything to make it easier for councils to introduce 20mph limits.<br /> 7. There has been almost no progress towards the 10% shared vision/target, apart from in areas which have chosen to invest in cycling.<br /> 8. No commitment to updating Cycling by Design, simply to have discussions about a possible future update.</p> <p>I can't say I'm surprised, but it is still pretty disappointing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196184 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:17:47 +0000 fimm 196184@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That response was the biggest pile of waffle... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196166 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:00:27 +0000 chdot 196166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>I would like to reassure you that Scottish Ministers are fully committed to promoting sustainable and active travel and getting more people making active travel choices for both recreational and everyday journeys wherever possible to improve health and reduce carbon emissions. That is why we are working in partnership with our stakeholders such as Sustrans Scotland, Cycling Scotland and local authorities to ensure infrastructure is delivered to the highest standard to make cycling a safe and realistic travel choice for cyclists of all ages and abilities.</p> <p><a href="http://pedalonparliament.org/response-from-the-minister/" rel="nofollow">http://pedalonparliament.org/response-from-the-minister/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196165 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:41:23 +0000 chdot 196165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Most successful intervention seems to be "Building a bridge" (Glasgow) - Table 3 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196136 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:18:40 +0000 Arellcat 196136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The conclusion seems to echo the words of Patrick Moore: "We just don't know."</p> <p>I've been thinking about a couple of other interventions that have come about for the benefit of society.</p> <p>The smoking ban surely didn't happen because everyone eventually decided it was a good thing and were encouraged (or ostracised) by other people; people were made to change their behaviour. The campaign probably helped make it more acceptable rather than leading the change in the first place.</p> <p>Seat belt wearing in cars took ten years to enact in legislation, even though the 'Clunk Click' campaign had started two years before that. Even though <a href="http://john-adams.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Seat%20belts%20for%20significance.pdf">John Adams believes</a> (in 2007) that the UK law on seat belts should be repealed, the behaviour seems fairly well established, now.</p> <p>I think the fundamental problem is that humans are intelligent enough to find ways to be more lazy. Why do we choose to cycle, when we could walk instead? Because it's faster for the same effort, and we need faster because our lives (seem to) demand it. Add almost free reign on motor vehicle use and a society (and a political view) that has become reliant on their use and you have an anti-human result. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196124 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:33:39 +0000 chdot 196124@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not exactly conclusive conclusion!</p> <p>"</p> <p>Conclusions: Despite commuter cycling prevalence varying widely between countries, robust evidence of what interventions will increase commuter cycling in low cycling prevalence nations is sparse. Wider environmental interventions that make cycling conducive appear to reach out to hard to define but larger populations. This could mean that environmental interventions, despite their small positive effects, have greater public health significance than individual-based or group-based measures because those interventions encourage a larger number of people to integrate physical activity into their everyday lives.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15300#post-196069 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 08:25:51 +0000 sweb67 196069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New review, interesting read. Quotes UK cycle commuting rate as 1%!</p> <p><a href="http://m.bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/8/e007945.full.pdf">What interventions increase commuter<br /> cycling? A systematic review</a></p> <p><a href="http://m.bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/8/e007945.full.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://m.bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/8/e007945.full.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-191434 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:30:27 +0000 amir 191434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I see <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/jun/11/why-cycling-in-the-uk-is-so-scary" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/jun/11/why-cycling-in-the-uk-is-so-scary</a> does deal with this better, perhaps because it was written by the study author.</p> <p>I particularly like<br /> "Such a road environment makes it unlikely the current low level of cycling in the UK – about 1% to 2% of all trips – will increase significantly, despite government efforts, Aldred said. Other studies showed many new riders are soon scared away. “There’s a load of people who take it up but stop. These near-miss experiences must be part of that,” she said."</p> <p>I wish the politicians understood that </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-191432 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:27:38 +0000 amir 191432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am a little concerned about the way this is report. The study is based on personal experiences, which are inevitably based on perception. </p> <p>In the Guardian, it says<br /> "Female cyclists are almost twice as likely as their male counterparts to be subjected to harassment or bad driving, according to a study that describes such frightening events as an everyday experience for most UK cyclists."</p> <p>I don't think that this can be concluded directly. Below it says:</p> <p>"On average, women reported about 0.42 “near miss” or harassment incidents per mile, compared with 0.24 per mile for men."</p> <p>One might think that there might different levels of reporting, sensitivity or perception between different types of people, including between sexes.</p> <p>However the overall levels of reporting are high and bring home the message that it's not just about how safe routes are in terms of casualties stats but how safe they are perceived to be. And the detrimental effect of poor driving on cycle commuting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-190779 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:24:01 +0000 Min 190779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting stories. Would be nice to think they might get sent to the right people..</p> <p>Interestingly, I experience the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&amp;page=121#post-190701">right turn underhook</a> described by Stickman etc fairly frequently at different junctions. I wonder if it is because I am female and therefore "slow"?</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=93#post-3862">There was a thread on this subject a few years ago</a> in which I describe the aggression I get when riding my folder. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-190772 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:57:15 +0000 fimm 190772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More results:</p> <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/jun/11/why-cycling-in-the-uk-is-so-scary">Why cycling in the UK is so scary</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/11/female-cyclists-bad-driving-harassment-study-uk-women-men-near-miss">Female cyclists bear the brunt of bad driving and harassment</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-184124 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:00:30 +0000 chdot 184124@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14578">Results</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-168122 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:48:27 +0000 sallyhinch 168122@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Done, thanks! Annoyingly I won't be back on my bike till after the research period ends so won't be able to add any near misses of my own </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13575#post-168083 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:12:31 +0000 Arellcat 168083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Near Miss Project, <a href="http://nearmiss.bike/" rel="nofollow">http://nearmiss.bike/</a></p> <p>Rachel Aldred, Emily Brooke, Kat Jungnickel, Joel Porter, Jack Thurston</p> <p>"<br /> For 2 weeks from 20th October, cyclists in the UK are asked to record any incidents they experience during one day's cycling. This will include information about what happened during the incident, who was involved, what the outcome was, and the emotional impacts of the incident.<br /> "</p> <p>One to flag up via the Women's Cycle Forum as well, if not already? </p>