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Here’s our annual cycling survey. No alt text on this graphic. We’ll break down the results in the thread below 🧵 
Barriers to cycling in Worcester:
2.56% lack of fitness
7.69% lack of confidence
10.25% hills
12.82% too much to carry
15.38% weather
17.95% quicker by car
17.95% no secure storage
23.8% barriers eg metal gates
33.33% feels unsafe
35.9% aggressive road users
2.56% lack of fitness
7.69% lack of confidence
10.25% hills
12.82% too much to carry
15.38% weather
17.95% quicker by car
17.95% no secure storage
23.8% barriers eg metal gates
33.33% feels unsafe
35.9% aggressive road users
And by far the biggest two:
64.1% volume & speed of motor traffic
82% lack of cycle infrastructure eg cycle lanes
64.1% volume & speed of motor traffic
82% lack of cycle infrastructure eg cycle lanes
THREAD #1/3: The anatomy of a close pass...
12 August 2018. En route to John o’Groats, our family were on the A392 leaving Quintrell Downs, near Newquay. It turned out to be the day everyone was going home from the ‘Boardmasters’ festival, and traffic was heavy.
12 August 2018. En route to John o’Groats, our family were on the A392 leaving Quintrell Downs, near Newquay. It turned out to be the day everyone was going home from the ‘Boardmasters’ festival, and traffic was heavy.
Despite the magnitude of the event (we now discover!), and the predictable weight of traffic leaving Newquay, with many vehicles loaded to the gunwhales, there was no sign at all of any road policing presence in the area. (Image from a subsequent D&C Police email!)
Despite the weight of traffic sometimes meaning we weren’t causing much of a hold-up at all, we still pulled in periodically to let motor traffic pass us, even though motorists were generally very reluctant to let us out again! Here we are on the climb away from the Newquay junc.
