55% of people on bikes in Utrecht are women, yet only 30% in London and Portland.
Presenting to the Portland Bicycle Advisory committee right now, @CathyTuttle on the survey of women on biking. 😒 Close passes inflicted on women 4x as frequently as men??? #BikeTooter #pdxBikes
According to this fairly rigorous study in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2017, other factors equal, women on bikes were 3.8 times more likely to be close-passed, aka "punishment pass" than men.
https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/bicycles-gender-and-risk/
That's remarkable. I only wish it were more surprising. I wonder what other subject attributes they recorded. I'd be curious for example if there was a distinct difference in encroachment rates based on how the rider was dressed. A lot of aggressive drivers seem particularly hostile towards people in form-fitting enthusiast riding clothes, vs work clothes or street clothes.
