ABSTRACT
This chapter examines a range of quantitative analyses of cycling behaviours, and within a UK policy setting, explores some implications of those analyses. It reviews quantitative evidence, and discusses the relative contributions made by different factors to cycling levels; these include social and demographic factors such as class and age, physical factors such as climate and hilliness, and highway design factors. The chapter describes the different quantitative approaches open to cycle planners and analysts, particularly differentiating between data derived from monitoring studies and outcomes from the analysis of relationships between cycle use and influencing factors. It addresses and evaluates findings from a range of recent quantitative analyses. The chapter recommends developments to enhance the contribution of quantitative methods to our understanding of the important issues affecting cycle use, and comments on the implications of the findings for the promotion of cycling. It discusses UK cycling data derived from monitoring studies.
