Anne Cronin (@annecronin5.bsky.social)

Women put off cycling by safety fears and intimidating drivers – study Research by Cycling UK finds female cyclists report more threatening incidents, as well as a lack of infrastructure Intimidating behaviour from drivers, poor infrastructure and fears over safety are deterring more women in the UK from cycling compared with men, research has found, while bike sales continue to fall after the “Covid boom”. The barriers to cycling have widened between men and women “across every measure in the past seven years”, according to research by Cycling UK, a charitable membership organisation. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/31/women-put-off-cycling-by-safety-fears-and-intimidating-drivers-study?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu