Garrard Jan, Rose Geoffrey, Lo Sing Kai
School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
Prev Med. 2008 Jan;46(1):55-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.010. Epub 2007 Jul 17.
Females are substantially less likely than males to cycle for transport in countries with low bicycle transport mode share. We investigated whether female commuter cyclists were more likely to use bicycle routes that provide separation from motor vehicle traffic.
Census of cyclists observed at 15 locations (including off-road bicycle paths, on-road lanes and roads with no bicycle facilities) within a 7.4 km radius of the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Australia, during peak commuting times in February 2004.
6589 cyclists were observed, comprising 5229 males (79.4%) and 1360 females (20.6%). After adjustment for distance of the bicycle facility from the CBD, females showed a preference for using off-road paths rather than roads with no bicycle facilities (odds ratio [OR]=1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12, 1.83), or roads with on-road bicycle lanes (OR=1.34, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.75).
Consistent with gender differences in risk aversion, female commuter cyclists preferred to use routes with maximum separation from motorized traffic. Improved cycling infrastructure in the form of bicycle paths and lanes that provide a high degree of separation from motor traffic is likely to be important for increasing transportation cycling amongst under-represented population groups such as women.
在自行车出行方式占比低的国家，女性骑车通勤的可能性远低于男性。我们调查了女性通勤骑车者是否更有可能使用与机动车交通分隔的自行车道。
2004年2月高峰通勤时段，在澳大利亚墨尔本中央商务区（CBD）半径7.4公里范围内的15个地点（包括越野自行车道、道路上的自行车道和没有自行车设施的道路）对骑车者进行普查。
共观察到6589名骑车者，其中男性5229名（79.4%），女性1360名（20.6%）。在对自行车设施距中央商务区的距离进行调整后，女性更倾向于使用越野路径，而不是没有自行车设施的道路（优势比[OR]=1.43，95%置信区间[CI]：1.12，1.83），或有道路自行车道的道路（OR=1.34，95%CI：1.03，1.75）。
与风险规避方面的性别差异一致，女性通勤骑车者更喜欢使用与机动车交通最大限度分隔的路线。以自行车道和自行车路径形式存在的、与机动车交通高度分隔的改善后的自行车基础设施，对于增加女性等代表性不足人群的交通骑行可能很重要。
