Do cyclists change route to avoid bridges?
44%
44% of cyclists have turned around or changed route because a bridge felt too dangerous to cross by bike.
n = 3,057 US cyclists · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Self-reported.
What it means
The avoidance is as common as the near-misses, which suggests the danger is being managed rather than absorbed.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,057
- Population
- US cyclists
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How cyclists experience bridges
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Do cyclists change route to avoid bridges?" Survey of 3,057 US cyclists, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/do-cyclists-change-route-to-avoid-bridges
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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