Bod wrote:
On 18/03/2019 15:38, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
colwyn wrote:
Just noticed House of Lords agenda!
Asked and maybe debated today after 2.30 pm

Oral question 3: Requiring adults riding bicycles in city centres to
have a licence and third-party insurance

Lord Winston (Labour)

Training, a licence and insurance does not compute for cyclists.
Most of the cycling filth are unemployed and live in council flats.



Why are London cyclists so white, male and middle-class?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...d-middle-class

Did you actually read that story before you posted the link?
As the study points out, such accounts show that cycling “signifies a
specifically bourgeois sensibility” that simply doesn’t resonate with many
black and Asian Londoners. A Muslim woman called Jasmine said that riding a
bicycle would, for her, be “socially unacceptable”. A group of Asian women
thought the idea that they might cycle “ridiculous” almost by definition. A
young, black professional, Leanne, indicated that for her, unlike white
peers, being “a cyclist” would not signal high social status: “When you’ve
made it, you buy a car, not a bicycle.” Another, Marvin, said he’d only
consider cycling if he became “really poor”. He added that among black
communities, cycling was seen as a fun or even deviant youth activity,
rather than something for successful adults.

For several female participants in the study, being a cyclist – or choosing
not to be one – was very much entangled with concerns and convictions about
femininity, appearance and their inclusion in a highly visible minority
transport culture – a sort of club. One, Rachel, new to cycling, described
uncertainties about what to wear: “I swing between, should I go all in Lycra
or should I go for a more girlie look.” Others recognized the dilemma but
felt they handled it quite comfortably, and some fully embraced the cyclist
look: “I’ve got the kit, I’m a cyclist, yeah.” There was also outright
rejection: “The women that do cycle are probably more blokey than feminine.”