The Effect of an Intervention Providing Access to Different Bike Types : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction We aimed to investigate whether providing parents with children in kindergarten with access to different bicycle types could influence (i) travel behavior and cycling amount, and (ii) intrinsic motivation for cycling and psychological constructs related to car use. Methods A randomized, controlled trial was conducted in Southern Norway from September 2017 to June 2018. In total 36 parents were recruited and randomly drawn into an intervention (n=18) or control group (n=18). The intervention group was in random order equipped with an e-bike with trailer (n=6), a cargo (longtail) bike (n=6) and a traditional bike with trailer (n=6). Results At follow-up, more participants from the intervention group (vs. the control group) were classified as cyclists to the workplace (n=7 (38.9%) vs. n=1 (5.9%), p=0.04), but not to the kindergarten (n=6 (33.3%) vs. n=2 (11.8%), p=0.23) or to the grocery store (n=2 (11.1%) vs. n=0 (0%), p=0.49). A significant (p=