By Charles Pekow — Which bicyclists are more likely to engage in unsafe riding behavior? A study in France tried to answer that and observed 2,778 riders of varying demographics at two intersections of downtown Lille, a city in northern France.
Men, tandem users, and younger riders were more likely not to wear helmets and run red lights. “This highlights the importance of further investigating whether shared bike users are more likely to take different types of risk on the road,” the report suggests.
Parents took more caution for themselves – those with a child seat on the bike were more likely to wear helmets.
Find “Do Risk-Taking Cyclists Have Different Sociodemographic Characteristics? An Observational Study at Intersections in a French City” at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03611981241236469
