Despite massive increase in cycling, access to a bike remains an issue for many people in Derry
New survey reveals that residents in local council area have lowest access to a bike in NI
People in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area have the lowest access to a bicycle of all council areas in Northern Ireland.
Over the past year, during the pandemic lockdowns, there has been a massive increase in the number of people out cycling.
However, a new study has revealed that access to a bike is an issue for people living in the local area.
The findings of the ‘Cycling in Northern Ireland 2019/20’ report are now available.
This report was produced by the Department for Infrastructure.
People who took part in the survey were asked about their access to a bike.
Of the eleven council areas in Northern Ireland, access to a bicycle was highest among respondents living in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council (41%), and lowest among respondents from Derry and Strabane District Council (22%).
Bicycle access was highest among those aged 35-49 (43%) and 16-24 (40%) when compared to all other age groups.
Access to a bicyle was lowest among those aged 65 and over (13%).
Overall, male respondents (37%) were more likely to have access to a bicycle compared with female respondents (27%).
Male respondents (31%) were more likely than female respondents (16%) to say they had cycled in the last 4 weeks.