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Home » Barriers to cycling to work

Barriers to cycling to work

Why don’t more people ride a bike to work?

Although there are a number of reasons, the key ones for most people are as follows:

  • traffic safety concerns
  • degree of effort
  • weather issues
  • lack of access to a suitable bicycle
  • inadequate bike parking and other end-of-trip facilities (including changing rooms, showers, etc.)

People for Bikes:
Bicycling Participation Study: 2020 Survey of U.S. Residents (.pdf) link opens in new window


Manaugh, K., Boisjoly, G. & El-Geneidy, A. (accepted).

Overcoming barriers to cycling: Understanding frequency of cycling in a University setting and the factors preventing commuters from cycling on a regular basis

“The presence of cycle paths is found to be strongly associated with a higher frequency of cycling commutes. Additionally, an analysis of stated barriers reveals effort and a lack of safety as the most important barriers to potential cyclists. Finally, a qualitative analysis of respondents’ open-ended responses confirms the influence of bicycle paths, but reveals other factors such as the importance of improved interactions among various street users. Findings from this research can be of benefit to transportation engineers and planners who are aiming to increase the use of cycling among various groups of commuters.”

https://tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Publications/over_coming_barriers.pdf link opens in new window

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And this is the older sister of Murphy (below), who learned to ride shortly before he did. At the end of the morning, they were both riding together.The family had travelled from Regina to their campsite at a local lake north of Saskatoon, and then back to have the lessons for the day. Now the whole family can ride together to various places at the lake, and they've made plans to ride together to the grocery store and other venues.What you don't see is me walking alongside the new riders for a mile or so (or more) with my hand lightly resting on the handlebar stem, and patiently guiding them through every step.After a day of this I am exhausted (I still was when I was twenty years younger), yet I absolutely love these sessions.I don't believe I've done anything more rewarding than this in my life, and there have been several other deeply fulfilling careers. ... See MoreSee Less

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Obozegie learning to ride a bike.This was on his bucket list, and he made it happen! ... See MoreSee Less

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Murphy learning the ropes--this is about a half-hour in.Note that he's learning to ride on a bike with coaster brakes, which takes a lot more attention than using one with handbrakes--yet in the next video, he does it! ... See MoreSee Less

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Tomorrow morning I'll be on the 'Saskatoon Morning' show on CBC Radio at 7:10 a.m. CST* to talk about cycling in traffic here in town.* 6:10 a.m. Pacific / 9:10 a.m. Eastern. ... See MoreSee Less

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