Table 2.

Responses to questions about barriers to cycling in a nationally-representative UK survey.

Question	What currently stops you from cycling or cycling more often? (n = 14,999 respondents reporting that they did not cycle as much as they possibly could)
	Cycling category
	Never cyclists (n = 5,439)	Lapsed cyclists (n = 5,128)	Occasional cyclists (n = 2,766)	Regular cyclists (n = 914)	Frequent cyclists (n = 842)
The cycling (on-road) infrastructure does not make me feel safe	52.8%	55.3%	45.6%	42.6%	34.9%
I don't feel confident riding my bike on roads	54.4%	54.2%	43.4%	35.5%	29.2%
Bad weather puts me off cycling as a hobby	46.2%	47.0%	51.7%	46.0%	35.3%
I do not have the time owing to home/family commitments	26.7%	28.4%	43.6%	39.5%	32.9%
I do not have the time owing to work commitments	21.3%	22.9%	41.9%	37.8%	33.9%
I don't know of any facilities where I can cycle	30.7%	27.4%	25.0%	21.9%	18.7%
The local terrain doesn't suit me	29.1%	28.0%	23.5%	19.9%	15.7%
Cycling requires too much faffing around	30.9%	21.1%	19.9%	14.0%	16.6%
I do not have the time owing to other leisure/social commitments	18.4%	19.4%	30.4%	25.7%	24.9%
Cycling is too expensive	23.8%	17.2%	14.3%	14.4%	14.4%
There are not enough cycling events in my area	17.2%	13.8%	18.4%	18.6%	17.9%
I am not interested in sport	41.4%	25.7%	21.1%	23.3%	17.9%
Cycling is not safe	22.2%	22.0%	14.5%	0.0%	6.0%
I prefer other sports	16.0%	22.7%	25.3%	14.0%	16.4%
Cyclists do not behave safely	15.6%	15.2%	7.2%	2.3%	3.0%
Cycling is too expensive	6.9%	5.9%	3.6%	2.3%	1.5%
I don't like cycling clothes	6.7%	5.6%	6.0%	16.3%	3.0%
There is too much doping in professional cycling	3.3%	3.7%	0.6%	7.0%	1.5%
Cycling excludes women	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%
I cycle already but I have no desire to cycle more often	0.1%	2.2%	29.5%	60.5%	61.2%
Other reason	19.1%	29.4%	5.4%	7.0%	9.0%
Don't know	10.8%	12.3%	18.1%	4.7%	11.9%

Percentages refer to those agreeing or agreeing strongly to the question on a five-point scale.