The number of women riding motorcycles has risen by almost a third, with Belfast claiming the crown as the female biking capital of the UK, according to new figures from leading motorcycle insurance broker, Carole Nash.
The data, obtained from one of Carole Nash’s largest insurers, shows that female bikers on their books have increased 30% between 2014–2018, with the number of female policy holders rising each year over the time period.
Biking is especially popular in the Northern Irish capital, with 16% of all Belfast’s bikers being women – over 2.5x the UK average of 6%.
The research also finds that capital cities are a hotspot for
female bikers in general, as Edinburgh and London round
off the top three with female representation at 11% and
8% of bikers respectively. Cardiff is the only UK
capital not to feature among the most popular
areas for women – its 6% rate of female
motorcyclists is in line with the national average.
The most popular cities for female bikers are:
Belfast – 16% of motorcyclists in the city are
women
Edinburgh – 11%
London – 8%
Bristol – 7%
Sunderland – 7%
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