Cycling in Manchester - Your needs & ideas

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This survey will be used to better understand your needs and collect ideas about how to improve the cycling experience in Manchester. The outcome will help us to turn Manchester into a real-life laboratory for the study of cycling and thus support decisions towards a cycling city. All responses are kept anonymous.

Please answer the questions (all optional) as best you can latest by Monday 21st April 2014 (now extended until 28.4.!). Would you like to upgrade your bike equipment? We will raffle off 3 x £20 vouchers to spend in a local bike shop of your choice - Good Luck!

Thank you very much for your support!

We will share preliminary findings from our survey on the Manchester Cycling Lab website in May. For more information please visit: universitylivinglab.org/manchestercyclinglab

1a. Please select your age group:

1b. What is your gender?

Male

Female

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2a. For what purpose do you cycle?

Please select your most frequent type of bike ride.

Commuting (e.g. to work or school)

Leisure

Racing

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2b. How often do you cycle?

(almost) every day

1-2x per week

1-3x per month

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2c. How long does your average one-way bike ride take?

2d. How many miles is your average one-way bike ride?

3a. I usually cycle on MAIN roads.

Infrequent

Very frequent

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3b. I usually cycle on SIDE roads.

Infrequent

Very frequent

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3c. I will choose a longer route if it means cycling along a less busy road.

Disagree

Strongly agree

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4a. I would cycle on a busy main road given a MINIMUM of the following type of separation from motorised traffic:

Please see here the referring illustrations kindly provided by TfGM: http://cycling.tfgm.com/pdfs/Types-of-Cycle-Infrastructure.pdf (opens in a new tab)

1. Cycle track (physically separated from motorised traffic by a continuous raised kerb and minimum 0.5m wide buffer zone)

2. Cycle track (physically separated from motorised traffic by a discontinuous raised kerb with regular 3m gaps to allow cycle permeability and minimum 0.5m wide buffer zone)

3. Cycle track (physically separated from motorised traffic by armadillos (regular 2m gaps to allow cycle permeability) and minimum 0.6m wide buffer zone)

4. Hybrid terraced cycle track (low ramped kerb used to separate cycle track from motorised traffic eg as used on Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield (Owens Park)

5. Cycle lane (separated from motorised traffic by 0.7m wide minimum painted lines/buffer zone)

6. Shared footway/cycleway where cyclists are separated from motorised traffic by a raised kerb and from pedestrians by a painted line

7. Shared footway/cycleway where cyclists are separated from motorised traffic by a raised kerb but share space with pedestrians

Other:

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4b. When you arrive at your destination, where do you prefer to park your bike?

Please choose the form of bike parking that is secure enough for you.

I only need a railing (or similar)

I need a bicycle stand

I need a lockable bike shelter (cycle hub)

I prefer to park my bike inside my house / work place.

Other:

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5a. If you were in charge of investing money in cycling in Manchester, what would you spend it on?

5b.What infrastructural changes have been made that have improved your experience of cycling in Manchester?

5c. If you were a researcher interested in cycling, what would you research?

6a. Do you use mobile apps for cycling?

One of our projects tests the ability of established smart mobile applications (in this case “Strava”) to provide a representative picture of Manchester’s most popular cycling routes and cyclist demographics. Signing up to a premium account is not required nor encouraged.

Yes, I normally use "Strava"

From now on, I plan to use "Strava". (FREE version, if so please join "Manchester Cycling Lab" club feature on the website as part of our experimentation with this app - thank you!)

No, I don't use any mobile apps for cycling.

I use other cycling apps, please enter in "Other".

Other:

6b. What do you do when you detect road hazards (e.g. potholes)?

Nothing, I usually don't report road hazards.

I report road hazards directly to the local council.

I report road hazards directly to Transport for Greater Manchester.

I use mobile apps to report road hazards, please specify in "Other".

Other:

7. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Please feel free to provide any further comments.

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