1nterceptor

Read the full article here:
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...-in-manhattan/

It is a commonly used figure in the world of New York City cycling: Male cyclists outnumber female cyclists three to one. But that number has transit experts in a lather as they argue that this ratio, arrived at through census data, misses out on most of the cycling world.

Caroline Samponaro, director of bicycle advocacy at Transportation Alternatives, set out last week to come up with her own calculations. She arrived at 8 a.m. at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 25th Street, which has a separate bike lane, and counted exactly how many women on bicycles passed by, compared to men.

While the data was not groundbreaking and did not show much variance from the three-to-one ratio, Ms. Samponaro felt her data reflected a more simple equation.

“The safer the streets, the more bike riders reflect New York as a whole,” she said. “More women ride when bicycle traffic is protected from motor vehicles because bike lanes keep bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers out of each other’s way.”

johnny99

I bet there would be more women riding bikes if the cops didn't sexually harass the ones that are wearing skirts.