I stood at the junction of Lothian Road and Morrison Street this morning from 8.15-8.30 taking pics of every cyclist that went by (I think I missed 2) and went threough the photos for some statistical research. The result is... I think I should do an hour stint and then have time to go through things in detail at home, but the results from this morning may make interesting reading.
For the avoidance of doubt I counted 'normal' clothing as no cycling shoes or lycra, but included those who were wearing a helmet and/or hi-viz jacket/band but were otherwise in 'civvy' attire.
42 cyclists
Clothing/Safety Gear
30 helmets (71%)
27 'normal' (64%)
13 hi-viz (31%)
12 lycra tops (29%)
7 lycra shorts (17%)
Interestingly in the first 10 minutes there was only one bare-headed cyclsit, then a glut swelled the numbers in the last 5 minutes.
One lycra top was a Paris-Brest-Paris number, and if I'd done that I'd want to show it off whenever I could as well.
Type of Bike
23 hybrids (55%)
10 mtbs (24%)
8 racers (19%)
1 singlespeed/fixed (2%)
There was often a blurred line between MTB and Hybrid, but I erred on the side of hybrid if it looked like an MTB that had been moved onto slicks. Equally a 'racer' with a flat bar I classed a hybrid.
Have to say, 42 cyclists in 15 minutes isn't bad - but it sure isn't 'model cycling city' stuff (especially when the bus lane heading south was blocked by roadworks with no cyclist provision made). More 'normals' than I expected, perhaps I've become blinded to the fact that beneath the hi-viz people are, very very often, dressed for the day, not for the cycle. It will be very interesting to see if the splits are replicated on a longer viewing stint.
Any other stats I should be looking for? (and I can apply to this sample as I still have the photos).
Oh, and if I'd counted me...
No Helmet
No hi-viz (my t-shirt this morning was orange, but not 'deliberately' hi-viz)
Not 'normal' (cycling shoes)
No lycra
On a 'racer'
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