Avearge age of commuting cyclists

[ACS]

52, commuting for 2 years.

 

[palinurus]

42, commuting for 24 years.

So my average commuting age is 30.

 

[gb155]

regular commuters on my shift are


24, 32, 30, 51, 30, 38

 

[trsleigh]

60, commuting for 35 years with a five year gap some fifteen years ago. Promptly got diabetes , don't really know if it was linked to lack of regular exercise but I've been back on the true path ever since.

 

[2Loose]

58, 44, 40, 39, 28, 22, 18

 

[GrumpyGregry]

49 for another six-and-a-quarter hours. Been commuting by bike since mid 90's.

all the other regular bike commuters at work (3) are between 30 - 35 iirc.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

41, been doing it now for 18 months

 

[neslon]

at my place:

52-56-35-24-25-38-44

one of those is me...

 

[CycleFun30]

I am 28 (soon 29), commuting for 2.5 years.

 

[summerdays]

Bristol City council does an annual survey of commuters .. on one day in October ... but I can't remember if the questions include age...

the results are on:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/transport-policy/big-commuter-count-2008.en

and don't include any break down by age... but you could maybe ask because I'm sure I had to fill in other information such as where I commuted to etc. Apparently 14% commuted by bike out of 8000+ responses.

 

[snorri]

I cannot find a clear definition of the word commuter.
People used to simply 'go to work' on foot, bicycle or public transport, and the term commuting was reserved for people who worked in cities and lived a considerable distance from the workplace.
Now it seems everyone in employment is a commuter, apart from those whose place of work is also their residence.

 

[mgarl10024]

I think the older you are the more likely you are to commute. ..... With age comes responsibility, and you're more likely to want to stay in shape, save money, save the Planet.

Hm... I would have assumed the younger people were keener to save the planet (in my experience anyway - parents are less environmentally conscious than me, and their parents less so than them), and that younger people would be more physically able to commute by bike.

However, looking around the office, I'd guess there would be more 40 year olds commuting by bike than those in their 20's.

Trina123 - Would love to get a copy of your final report when available.

 

[shippers]

Ripe old age of 34. Commuting for the last 5 years or so.

 

[cyberknight]

42
Commuting for 2 1/2 years after a break of maybe 6 years away from cycling.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

41 just started commuting around 2 weeks ago to help rebuild my muscles following a major knee op. But have been cycling for a few months prior to this at weekends. However I have a feeling that my knee is not right as the consultant said it would feel normal in 3 months, and that was 3 months ago. And it does not, so I am going to go for another MRI scan and possibly the joint faces cleaned up. This is a major pain I was getting right into cycling. Still I can start again after another op if I need one that is.