Safe and Normal: Social Influences on Formation of Attitudes Toward Bicycling

摘要: Many daily trips in the U.S. are less than two miles, but even communities with extensive bike infrastructure, most of these short-distance accomplished by automobile. Previous research has shown that cognitive and attitudinal factors affect transportation mode choice, when infrastructure enables bicycling as a feasible option. This study uses qualitative methods to explore connection between social influences over life-course current attitudes behaviors toward step understanding how towards formed. Fifty-four residents Davis, California, ages 25 65 responded self-administered questionnaire open-ended interview questions about their experiences throughout life. Frequent mentions were made both positive negative bicycling-related involved interactions peers, family wider community. The authors analyzed relationship quality quantity experience types respondents’ reported relation bicycling. participants sorted into groups based on liking biking, frequency identification bicyclist. peer, community from participants’ interviews compared across quotes transcripts used provide depth explanation. Results suggest perceptions whether is safe normal particularly correlated behaviors.