Cyclists as a minority group? |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Transportation Engineering, Section of Hydraulic and Transportation Engineering, Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;2. Laboratory of Transportation Engineering, Section of Transport, Construction Management, and Regional Development, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;1. Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Carlo Berti Pichat, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy;2. Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Europa, 115, 47521 Cesena, FC, Italy;1. SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, PO Box 93113, 2509 AC The Hague, the Netherlands;2. Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – QLD, Queensland University of Technology, K Block, 130 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia;3. Delft University of Technology, Department of Transport & Planning, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands;1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom;2. Westminster University, Marylebone Campus, London NW15LS, United Kingdom;1. Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Europa 115, 47521 Cesena, FC, Italy;2. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” (DEI), via Venezia, 52, 47521 Cesena, FC, Italy |
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| Abstract: | In the social sciences, several definitions of minority group can be found. The definitions include different aspects such as power/status, number, distinctiveness, social category, group context, dispositions, and discrimination. Compared to motorized road users, cyclists are considered vulnerable road users because they lack physical protection. We argue that such definition does not capture the social and cultural aspects that characterize the membership within the group of cyclists. We offer arguments and reflections based on recent literature advocating that cyclists may share some features of the experience of minority groups. Although cyclists differ from other minorities in important respects, they manifest many of the characteristics by which minority groups are defined. |
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| Keywords: | Cyclist Minority Vulnerable road user Traffic Safety Identity |
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