Diversifying and normalising cycling in London, UK: An exploratory study on the influence of infrastructure
Diversifying and normalising cycling in London, UK: An exploratory study on the influence of infrastructure
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jth.2016.11.002
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发表时间：
2017-03-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Dales, John
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作者：
Aldred, Rachel;Dales, John
本文探讨了受保护的基础设施在多大程度上与更大的多样性和正常化的自行车。在英国，骑自行车的人主要是男性，他们通常穿着独特的自行车服装，而不是日常服装。在荷兰和德国等自行车运动水平较高的国家，情况并非如此。有人认为，英国的人口结构倾斜可能部分是由于质量差的基础设施，这可能会让许多人感到不快，特别是对妇女，儿童和老年人。路线选择研究往往证实，妇女比男子更有可能选择与机动车交通隔离程度更高的路线。其他工作表明，如果骑自行车感到不安全，骑自行车的人可能会穿专门的自行车服装，如头盔，然后本身可能支持骑自行车作为dangerous.This小规模的探索性研究调查的年龄，性别和使用专业服装的基础设施类型，比较最近改进的路线与单独的空间，骑自行车平行忙碌街道没有保护的自行车基础设施。分开的路线显示出更好的，但仍然不平等，人口平衡和骑自行车的人戴头盔和运动服装的趋势减少，但不是高能见度的项目。基础设施类型只是路线选择中的一个因素，特别是如果沿着主要期望线路的良好基础设施相对较少。然而，这篇论文建议，骑自行车的基础设施可以帮助改善安全意识和穿专业自行车服装的必要性。反过来，这可以促进更好的人口平衡和骑自行车的正常化。(C)2017爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
This article examines the extent to which protected infrastructure is associated with greater diversity and normalisation of cycling. In the UK, cyclists are predominantly male and often wear distinctive cycle clothing rather than everyday clothes. This is not the case in higher-cycling countries such as the Netherlands and Germany. It has been argued that the UK's demographic skewing may be partly due to poor quality infrastructure which can be off-putting for many, but particularly for women, children and older people. Route choice studies tend to confirm that women are more likely than men to choose routes with greater levels of separation from motor traffic. Other work suggests that if cycling feels unsafe, cyclists may wear specialised cycle clothing such as helmets, which then may itself support a perception of cycling as dangerous.This small-scale exploratory study examines age, gender, and use of specialist clothing in relation to infrastructure type, comparing a recently improved route with separate space for cyclists to parallel busy streets without protected cycle infrastructure. The separated route showed better, though still unequal, demographic balance and a reduced tendency for cyclists to wear helmets and sporty clothing, though not high-visibility items. Infrastructure type is only one factor in route choice, particularly if there is relatively little good infrastructure along key desire lines. However this paper suggests that infrastructure for cycling could help to improve perceptions of safety and the need to wear specialist cycle clothing. In turn this could promote a better demographic balance and normalise cycling. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.