tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post2966171198916481244..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Propaganda - or Not?Steve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-48182608835859934982009-11-21T15:27:40.727-06:002009-11-21T15:27:40.727-06:00USA Cycling offers a Press Folder every year, with...USA Cycling offers a Press Folder every year, with lots of industry data that may or may not contribute to misinformation. I studied a lot of this in Grad School, and the numbers that come to mind (this is year 2000 or 2001 data) is that among competitive cyclists, the ratio of men to women is 9:1. I don't see that trend changing much over the decade. <br /><br />Several informal gender counts at local rallies, however, leave me thinking that there are plenty of female cyclists, and that they're roughly 40% of any rallying population. That said, every effort I've made to get more women involved in cycling tends to fall upon familiar concerns about safety and solitude. It's also difficult to press, because some women just don't want men around all the time. <br /><br />I seriously doubt the 95% claim.whareaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824055294445501713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-70503197936631457052009-11-15T14:24:15.342-06:002009-11-15T14:24:15.342-06:00What Doohickie said!What Doohickie said!RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-83887196928341204192009-11-15T12:58:32.578-06:002009-11-15T12:58:32.578-06:00As long as I can ride my bike, I don't much ca...As long as I can ride my bike, I don't much care what numbers people claim.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-72872441097418023762009-11-15T12:17:11.356-06:002009-11-15T12:17:11.356-06:00People seem to have a God-like respect for "S...People seem to have a God-like respect for "Statistics", which is why I do not trust them in articles, as they are often misused or misrepresented. Statistics have to be looked at very carefully and the sources of those statistics examined. Glad to see you doing that.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-12860234082104253942009-11-15T10:56:15.185-06:002009-11-15T10:56:15.185-06:00This morning, 100% of people I saw on bikes were f...This morning, 100% of people I saw on bikes were female. That'd make the Tarrant County Sunday morning split 50-50. Boy, things must be really brutal over in Dallas! If I believe BFOC, all the female bike riders around Dallas hang around Oak Cliff or the Katy Trail. That leaves nothing left for White Rock Lake. PM Summer, what have you wrought now?<br /><br />Is Puch pronounced the same as "puke?" No, that'd be ugly talk...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-43780561208306266362009-11-15T08:58:24.190-06:002009-11-15T08:58:24.190-06:00If Pucher just makes up statistics during an inter...If Pucher just makes up statistics during an interview, can we trust the "data" he provides in his published papers?<br /><br />He exemplifies the modern "bicycle advocate"; Just make stuff up as you go along, and to hell with advocating things that will actually benefit the average rider on the street.ChipSealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095195723481694050noreply@blogger.com