The Wrong Side of my Car
The blog that wants to go obsolete
23 Feb 2022
Riding the bicycle from Birkenhead to Takapuna
A while ago I filmed my ride from Birkenhead to Takapuna. You can do this ride mostly on quiet streets. Mostly, but not entirely.
Eliminating barriers to cycling
Last time we saw our cycling route from Birkenhead to Takapuna, and saw how it is almost, but not quite there. Something like 90% there. So, is it 90% as good as 100% there?
Sadly, no.
The four types of cyclists
It is said that there’s 4 types of cyclists, roughly by level of confidence: The ‘Strong & Fearless’, the ‘Enthused & Confident’, The ‘Interested & Concerned’, and the ‘No Way, No How’. A study in Christchurch, New Zealand *1 gives following numbers:
There are some that come up with 3 categories instead *2, but anyway, the majority of people is interested in cycling, but has a limited tolerance for risk taking.<1%7%60%33%