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In Hanover, The Sheriff’s Office has worked with cycling organizations such as The
Richmond Area Bicycling Association (RABA), Her of Virginia, and the Richmond Sports
Backers, in order to ensure cyclist safety during organized events (Silverstri, 2012).
This information is important to know, as the Sheriff’s Office and these organizations
could be prospective partners.
bicyclists in the U.S.
Over 786,000 people commute to work via bicycle. Workers age 16 to 24 have the
highest rate of commuting via bike. More male commuters bike to work. People with
income between $10,000 and $24,000 are more likely to bike to work. (McKenzie,
2014)
According to the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), in the U.S., 24% of all
bicycle trips are made by women and 76% are made by men.
Almost all of the growth in bicycling in the U.S. over the past two decades has been
among men between 2564 years old. Bicycling rates don’t vary much by income level,
but bicycling purposes do. Low-income persons bike mainly for utilitarian purposes,
and high-income persons bike more for recreation and exercise. (Pucher, 2011)
On CNN’s best states of bicycling, Virginia ranks thirteenth in the nation. (Grinberg,
2015).
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