Effects of Gender, Age and Experience on Bicycle Riding Behavior

Abstract

This research aims to clarify the distinction between consciousness and actual behavior on dangerous actions among young users of bicycle. About 5000 high school students were selected as the target for this research. As a result, although they had same tendency of doing dangerous actions both boys and girls, the boys had poor recognition of dangerous action more than girls did.

Investigating the Factors Affecting Rider’s Decision on Overtaking Behavior: A Naturalistic Riding Research in China

“…Male riders are significantly associated with more frequent overtaking behavior. Similar to the results obtained for motor vehicle drivers, the riding speed of male riders is significantly higher than that of female riders, and male riders show more aggressive riding behaviors and are more likely to take the lead than female riders [35][36][37][38], all of which make it easier for male riders to choose to overtake during riding. In addition, compared with male riders, females perceive more traffic scenes and riding behaviors with potential risks, which will significantly reduce their willingness to choose overtaking behaviors [39][40][41].…”