Space for tricycles and bike trailers: necessary provisions Available to Purchase

As cycling is becoming more popular, better infrastructure for riding and parking bicycles is being provided. For transport of larger goods or children, tricycles or trailers are more comfortable than bikes, or may even be the only option. Persons with certain physical problems may prefer a tricycle, or some cyclists may choose to ride a sporty recumbent tricycle. In an online survey, the special problems of tricyclists and cyclists using a trailer were assessed. The main infrastructural problems for trikes and trailers were obstacles such as chicane barriers, bollards and inadequately dropped kerbs. Garages were relatively important for parking trikes and trailers at night. Those persons who have a choice prefer to use a bicycle without a trailer when they travel part of their journey on public transport. The perceived social interactions differed only slightly when using a bike or a trike, or a bike with or without a trailer. Tricyclists and trailer users perceived that they were overtaken with more clearance than when riding a bike. Thus infrastructural elements and public transport are much greater barriers to the use of tricycles and bike trailers than the social interaction on the road. Their elimination can contribute to promoting everyday bicycle use.