Table 26: [Cycling] Reasons why do not cycle to work, 2009-20141
Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey
Table 26: [Cycling] Reasons why do not cycle to work, 2009-20141
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons why do not cycle to work | cell percentages | |||||
| Too far to cycle | 35.6 | 38.9 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 37.4 | 33.3 |
| Weather too cold / wet / windy | 17.6 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 16.2 |
| Do not have a bike | 13.8 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 11.9 |
| Too many cars on the road | 15.7 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 18.2 |
| Traffic travels too fast | 13.2 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| Prefer to drive | 10.2 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.1 |
| Inconsiderate drivers | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Concerns for personal safety on dark / lonely roads | 9.9 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 6.7 |
| No way to carry luggage / shopping | 9.4 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 5.9 |
| Nowhere at work to shower / change | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
| Don't have time to cycle | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Too hilly | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| Not fit enough | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| Can't be bothered | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Road surfaces are dangerous | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Not enough safe places to lock bike | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Can’t ride a bike | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Health reasons | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Difficult taking bike onto other forms of transport 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Inconsiderate pedestrians in towns\cities | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Worried about pollution from traffic | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Nowhere to keep a bicycle at home | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Too many bikes stolen | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Sample size (=100%) | 2,770 | 2,350 | 2,580 | 1,610 | 1,540 | 1,590 |
1. The survey routing was updated in 2012 to ensure that only those with at least one bike in their household were asked this question. To ensure comparability, responses from previous years have only been included in this table where the respondent's household had a bike. The question was moved to biennial in 2014, and was omitted from the 2016 survey in error. 2014 is the latest available data. A table based upon a moified version of the question will be available for 2019.
2. Asked from 2012 only