90% of women are put off cycling by these common barriers, new study suggests
- Date: 11/28/2023
New research from Lime has shown that the majority of women face barriers to cycling, with poorly lit streets and isolated…
Despite bone-chilling temperatures and often treacherous snowy conditions on city streets, many Winnipeggers are embracing living in a winter city by choosing cycling as their year-round mode of transportation.
Bike Winnipeg’s Mark Cohoe said for some, it’s the only affordable transportation option.
“A car, a vehicle is a huge expense,” Cohoe told Global News. “(With) transit, the hours of the day are restricting you. The beauty of a bike really is that it’s point-to-point.
“The cost to you is really owning and maintaining the bike — so riding is no cost to you at all, you’re getting health benefits from it, and certainly you’re not worried about that storage, so it makes a huge difference.”
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