Danger perceptions cycling on roads Great Britain

Share of individuals who believe it is too dangerous to cycle on the roads in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
2020	28%	38%	20%	11%	3%
2019	20%	41%	19%	16%	3%
2018	26%	37%	14%	20%	3%
2017	26%	37%	15%	19%	3%
2016	26%	38%	15%	18%	3%
2015	26%	38%	15%	18%	3%
2014	28%	36%	16%	16%	3%
2013	26%	35%	15%	20%	3%
2012	25%	34%	17%	20%	3%
2011	30%	32%	15%	19%	4%

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December 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Number of respondents

2,679*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

*Unweighted bases in previous years: n(2011)=3,311; n(2012)=3,248; n(2013)=3,244; n(2014)=2,878; n(2015)=3,223; n(2016)=2,942; n(2017)=2,963; n(2018)=2,269; n(2019)=1,377.
From 2011 to 2018, interviews were conducted face-to-face. The methodology changed to telephone and online interviews in 2019.
Original formulation of the question, 'It is too dangerous for me to cycle on the roads (in Great Britain)?'
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the

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This statistic shows the perceptions of the dangers of cycling on roads in Great Britain between 2011 and 2020. There was little difference in the public perceptions of road cycling dangers. While the share of respondents who strongly agreed that roads were too dangerous rose by eight percent, the share of those agreeing dropped to 38 percent in 2020. People strongly disagreeing with the statement amounted to 3 percent in 2020. This figure has been stable since 2012.