They're out to get you: study finds cyclists face paranoia about drivers

Study finds that 70% of London cyclists believe drivers mean them harm. But is it mainly the fault of the road system?As a cyclist in a busy urban environment, it can seem that some drivers are out to get you. And now a new study has concluded that for many bike riders, this is only too true: a sense of paranoia is a clinical reality.The research ledby Lyn Ellet, a clinical psychology academic at Royal Holloway, University of London, studied 323 cyclists in London aged between 18-66, and used a series of questions to gauge their levels of paranoia when on a bike.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Cycling Road transport Psychology Environment Source Type: news