Prometheus - View Survey - The Motorcycle Working Group Survey (Supported by Highways England)

We are working with Highways England and a number of other stakeholders to understand the views of motorcyclists when using the Strategic Road Network.

This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. The information you give will only ever be used for research purposes.

Just to be clear, the Strategic Road Network in England is around 4,300 miles long and is managed by Highways England. It is made up of motorways and major ‘A’ roads. All other roads in England are managed by local and regional authorities. (If you’re keen to know more, click here to view the map of roads managed by Highways England.)

Your use of the Strategic Road Network as a motorcyclist

Just to remind you: the Strategic Road Network in England is around 4,300 miles long and is managed by Highways England. It is made up of motorways and major ‘A’ roads. All other roads in England are managed by local and regional authorities

Typically, how frequently do you personally ride your motorcycle on the following types of Strategic Road Network? Please select one answer only for each of the following types of road

	5 or more days a week	2-4 days a week	1 day a week	Less than 1 day a week but more than 2 days a month	1-2 days a month	Less than 1 day a month but more than 2 days a year	1-2 days a year	Don't Know
Motorways
Dual carriageway A-roads
Single carriageway A-roads

How frequently, if at all, do you personally make the following types of journey on Strategic Road Network roads on your motorcycle? Please select one answer only for each of the following journey lengths

	5 or more days a week	2-4 days a week	1 day a week	Less than 1 day a week but more than 2 days a month	1-2 days a month	Less than 1 day a month but more than 2 days a year	1-2 days a year	Don't Know
Shorter journeys (up to 10 miles)
Medium-length journeys (between 10 and 50 miles)
Longer journeys (more than 50 miles)

How often do you ride your motorcycle on the Strategic Road Network for the following reasons? Please select one answer only for each journey purpose

	Regularly	Occasionally	Never	Don't Know
Commuting
Business
Leisure (as a means to get to a specific destination)
Leisure (as a means to get to country roads for a leisure ride)
Leisure (to enjoy the Strategic Road Network itself)

What would make you use the different types of Strategic Road Network more as a motorcyclist? Select the options you feel are most important

	Motorway	Single carriageway A-road	Dual carriageway A-road
Better road surfaces
Better traffic flows
Fewer roadworks
Better facilities at roadside service areas/laybys
Better journey planning tools
Better behaved drivers
Better signage
Better lighting
None of the above

How long do you generally travel on the motorway on your motorcycle before taking a break? Please provide the number of whole hours

How long do you generally travel on single carriageway A-roads on your motorcycle before taking a break? Please provide the number of whole hours

How long do you generally travel on dual carriageway A-roads on your motorcycle before taking a break? Please provide the number of whole hours

Your views on safety on the Strategic Road Network

To what extent are you personally confident or not when riding your motorcycle on each of the following types of road in England? Please select one answer for each type of road

	Very confident	Fairly confident	Not very confident	Not at all confident	Don't know
Motorways
Single carriageway A-roads
Dual carriageway A-roads

How safe or unsafe do you feel as a motorcyclist on the following types of road in England? Please select one answer for each type of road

	Very safe	Fairly safe	Not very safe	Not at all safe	Don't know
Motorways
Single carriageway A-roads
Dual carriageway A-roads

What do you think are the most important safety issues facing motorcyclists on the different types of Strategic Road Network? Select the options you feel are most important

	Motorways	Single carriageway A-roads	Dual carriageway A-roads
Speed of motorcyclists
Speed of other drivers
Fatigue of motorcyclists
Fatigue of other drivers
Road surface
Roadworks
Poor lighting
Undertaking by motorcyclists
Undertaking by other drivers
Overtaking by motorcyclists
Overtaking by other drivers
Filtering
Poor indications by motorcyclists
Poor indications by other drivers
Distractions (like mobiles/sat navs) for motorcyclists
Distractions (like mobiles/sat navs) for other drivers
Close following by other vehicles
Barriers and road studs
None of the above
	Motorways	Single carriageway A-roads	Dual carriageway A-roads

What would you say are the main safety issues facing motorcyclists on the Strategic Road Network?

What would you like the Strategic Road Network to be like for you?

About You

We just have a few questions about you to help us understand who has answered this questionnaire. The responses are anonymous and will only be used for statistical purposes

Are you?

Which age group are you in?

What type of motorcycle do you ride most often? Please provide the make and model

How many years of riding experience do you have (not including periods of non-riding?) Please provide the number of whole years

Have you undertaken any form of post-test training? Post-test training includes the IAM, RoSPA and ERS but not BikeSafe

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