Workshop test ride at RCA
To kick start my research I planned a small workshop at the university with fellow female colleagues who were new to cycling in London. I wanted to start chipping away at the resistance to jumping on a bike in this city, particular if you are a lady - according to the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) women are around half as likely to have cycled in the past month compared with men. Interestingly they all responded to my poster, 'I Want to Ride A Bicycle' workshop - so there is obviously an underlying desire there, but what are the barriers for them? Part #1 For the first half hour, we shared our previous cycling memories - often from childhood - and then brainstormed what had held them back trying a bicycle again since they had moved to London. Coming from China, Tiawan and Chile, each of them had a different experience on urban riding, and a common theme was the uncertainty of the rules of the road in the UK . Other recuring issues included: knowing where