tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post8882109574693220516..comments2023-12-20T10:44:37.768-08:00Comments on The Incidental Cyclist: Surprising StatisticsKate (and Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-57666878354434427252011-04-19T22:02:03.318-07:002011-04-19T22:02:03.318-07:00OK, that last comment FTW. :-DOK, that last comment FTW. :-DKate (and Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-4807804880162618422011-03-30T19:19:48.079-07:002011-03-30T19:19:48.079-07:00Survey question:
On the nicest day of June when ...Survey question: <br /><br />On the nicest day of June when the wind is at your back both ways and it's 20 C and the world is wonderful and the Green party has just formed the official opposition and hummingbirds are fluttering through the air - would you possibly maybe, if someone gave you a feather light dutch bike, and you had a shower at the office and free towels and you were in wonderful shape and young and had just had the most refreshing sleep of your life... would you maybe ride a bike to work?<br /><br />90 percent would still vote to take their car to work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-30292372279357493282011-03-30T10:00:27.936-07:002011-03-30T10:00:27.936-07:00The way in which the question is asked in a survey...The way in which the question is asked in a survey will determine the result. <br />Consider:<br />- Do you commute primarily by bicycle? (maybe 1%)<br />- Do you commute by bicycle? (maybe 3%)<br />- Have you commuted by bicycle this year? (maybe 5%?<br />- Have you ever commuted by bicycle? (maybe 10%)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-51965204143489698862011-03-29T16:56:24.485-07:002011-03-29T16:56:24.485-07:00This is good detective work - and far more than an...This is good detective work - and far more than any journalist in this city would do with repect to cycling.<br /><br />10 percent is too high but then again - the source is suspect and you proved that the stats are out of date.<br /><br />With gas at 1.23 a litre maybe this will be a breaking point for a couple of dozen people... Getting people out of their SUV's is very difficult. <br /><br />Ofcourse I'm sure that 1.3 million we will be borrowing to build the segragted lanes on Laurier will be a real catalyst to increasing ridership...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com