Peter
Can't comment on recumbents but one thing that I notice whilst riding my
upright is that I am given more space and respect by motorists when I
ride with my partner in situations where I ride at the front.
It is well know that higher response rates to doorstep social surveys
are achieved by females rather than males for all sorts of reasons. I am
wondering whether this same issues are at interplay here... Are women
prone to less conflict than men? Do men respect females riders more than
their male counterparts?
Tim Jones
Peter Cox wrote:
>Hi
>
>One of the things I and other riders of 'non-conventional' Bikes notice
>(anecdotally of course) is that riding a recumbent one rarely - if ever -
>gets cut up close, whereas on a diamond-frame it happens fairly
>frequently.
>
>The suspicion is that drivers are forced to think about something they do
>not recognise or that is out of the 'ordinary' rather than just mentally file it
>as street furniture. How is your instrumented bike equipped - does the kit
>alter its appearance at all?
>
>Peter Cox
>Programme Leader in Community Studies
>School of Social Science
>University of Chester
>Parkgate Road
>Chester CH1 4BJ
>01244 375444 xt2039
>
>
>Quoting Ian Walker <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>
>
>>I emailed Pete Owens, who conducted that study, yesterday, to suggest
>>we do it again with our instrumented bike which measures overtaking
>>proximities. It would be great to see if those findings are supported
>>with accurate measures.
>>
>>Ian
>>-----
>>Dr Ian Walker,
>>Department of Psychology,
>>University of Bath,
>>Bath BA2 7AY,
>>England.
>>
>>Tel: +44 (0)1225 383908
>>E-mail: [log in to unmask] (academic)
>>E-mail: [log in to unmask] (other matters)
>>Website: www.drianwalker.com
>>
>>On 7 Feb 2006, at 10:43, Peter Cox wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>So does this mean that a full study should be undertaken? Anyone
>>>
>>>
>got
>
>
>>>time/money sources?
>>>
>>>Perhaps taking into account both gender and style/type of cycle might
>>>be
>>>useful other factors as well as relative traffic speeds?
>>>
>>>Peter Cox
>>>Programme Leader in Community Studies
>>>School of Social Science
>>>University of Chester
>>>Parkgate Road
>>>Chester CH1 4BJ
>>>01244 375444 xt2039
>>>
>>>
>>>Quoting Tim Jones <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>This is an interesting critique of cycle lanes but with respect the
>>>>methodology leaves a lot to be desired.
>>>>
>>>>-Use of one FEMALE cyclist
>>>>- No randomisation
>>>>- Selective use of evidence (i.e. to what extent do the photographs
>>>>represent the true situation?)
>>>>etc
>>>>
>>>>Tim Jones
>>>>Oxford Brookes University
>>>>
>>>>Peter Cox wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello all
>>>>>
>>>>>Interesting study with photographs at
>>>>>http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/
>>>>>
>>>>>If you haven't already seen the internationally renowned "facility
>>>>>of the
>>>>>month" pages on the same website then you have been missing a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>treat.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Peter Cox
>>>>>Programme Leader in Community Studies
>>>>>School of Social Science
>>>>>University of Chester
>>>>>Parkgate Road
>>>>>Chester CH1 4BJ
>>>>>01244 375444 xt2039
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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