In Motion: Bike Like a Girl
As a regular bike commuter, it’s hard not to notice who I’m riding alongside.
More often than not, it seems, they are men.
I’ve observed male dominance in the Puget Sound area bike lanes since I started commuting on two wheels a decade ago, and it doesn’t seem to be all that different today. Though I and other women I know relish the time on our bikes, the barriers to entry seem daunting for many.
When I asked a number of female friends why they don’t bike commute on a regular basis, the answers varied. They don’t like to get sweaty before work. They don’t have access to showers and changing rooms at the office. They’re afraid of riding in traffic. They don’t have the time. They worry about changing flat tires or other mechanical failures.
Since my research and experience is purely anecdotal, I decided to turn to data to investigate the real story of women and bike commuting in the Seattle area. I called Stephanie Frans, commute program manager for Cascade Bicycle Club, to learn about females on the road.
The facts, it turns out, back up my perceptions. Last year, about 26 percent of bike commuters in the Seattle area were women, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. The good news? That percentage has risen slightly every year since 1992, when 20 percent of bike commuters were women.
Other research points to the reasons why women don’t pedal to work. Last year, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals surveyed 13,000 women about their biking habits. When asked about the barriers to bike commuting, the top answer was lack of convenience. More specifically, the women cited distance to work, showering, the weather, time spent biking, and the amount they need to carry to work as reasons why bike commuting was not convenient to them. Many women said family obligations get in the way.
“Women tend to bear more household responsibilities such as dropping the kids off at school and daycare,” Frans said, who finds she bike commutes less frequently since having a baby.
The No. 2 response was a lack of infrastructure. Women cited the absence of bike lanes and paths, unmaintained roads, and no dedicated bike parking at work as factors that discourage them from cycling.
On the flip side, the survey also recorded why women choose to bike commute. The top reason? Because cycling is fun. The other popular answers were because of encouragement from others, because they don’t like the bus or car, for lifestyle reasons, to avoid parking headaches, and for health.
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