Counting Cyclists in Downtown Atlanta

 

I spent rush hour guessing the age of cyclists as they whizzed by amongst cars, pedestrians, buses and each other.

The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign has been following a national program of counting cyclists and this is the second count this year. Volunteers stand at a street corner and gather data on cyclists passing through the intersection. The cyclist in the photo was recorded as a female between 19 and 39 years of age, turning from east to north through the intersection, wearing a helmet and riding in the street along with the flow of traffic. The timing suggested she had just finished classes at nearby Georgia State, but this wasn't part of the official tally.

The official tally did not specifically ask about police officers riding on the sidewalk, but I did make note of that. If we expect our officers to enforce this law, it would appear we would need to make them aware of this law.

Alicia, Crystal (in the photo below) and I counted 82 intersection crossings over the two hour period. We'd like to add more street corners next time. If you'd like to volunteer, sign up to receive ABC's newsletter. Or even better, you can become a member.