Action categories within each intervention function
| Function definition from Michie et al | Action categories within function | Number of times actions identified within actions categories |
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A. Education
Increasing knowledge or understanding | A1. Increasing knowledge or understanding of benefits of cycling | 27 |
| A2. Increasing knowledge or understanding of cycling safety | 23 | |
| A3. Route planning/personal and individualised travel planning | 44 | |
| A4. Practical or instrumental information | 4 | |
| A5. Signposting to cycling-related contacts | 1 | |
| Sub-total | 99 | |
|
B. Persuasion
Using communication to induce positive or negative feelings or stimulate action | B1. One-to-one counselling | 8 |
| B2. Group counselling | 2 | |
| B3. Tailored intervention actions | 13 | |
| B4. Travel diaries with feedback | 5 | |
| B5. Mass media campaigns | 21 | |
| Sub-total | 49 | |
|
C. Incentivisation
Creating expectation of reward | C1. Material | 8 |
| C2. Financial | 22 | |
| C3. Points, prizes, gamification and challenges | 38 | |
| Sub-total | 68 | |
|
D. Coercion
Creating expectation of punishment or cost | D1. Increased paid vehicle parking | 3 |
| Sub-total | 3 | |
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E. Training
Imparting skills | E1. Practical cycling training courses and sessions | 52 |
| E2. Cycle awareness training for vehicle drivers | 1 | |
| Sub-total | 53 | |
|
F. Restriction
Using rules to reduce the opportunity to engage in target behaviour (or to increase the target behaviour by reducing the opportunity to engage in competing behaviours) | F1. Reducing free vehicle parking | 2 |
| Sub-total | 2 | |
|
G. Environmental restructuring
Changing the physical or social context | Physical context | |
| G1. Bike storage | 31 | |
| G2. Bike maintenance facilities | 6 | |
| G3. Facilities for cyclists | 13 | |
| G4. Bike wheel channels on stairs | 5 | |
| G5. Safety features | 8 | |
| G6. Route signage | 3 | |
| Sub-total | 66 | |
| Social context | ||
| G7. Cycling-related personnel | 8 | |
| G8. Large events and mass participation | 32 | |
| G9. Group cycling | 27 | |
| G10. Workplace or organisational policies | 16 | |
| Sub-total | 83 | |
|
H. Modelling
Providing an example for people to aspire to or imitate | H1. ‘Buddying’ systems | 3 |
| Sub-total | 3 | |
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I. Enablement
Increasing means/reducing barriers to increase capability or opportunity | I1. Provision of bike accessories | 12 |
| I2. Provision of eBikes | 4 | |
| I3. Provision of bikes | 26 | |
| I4. Small-scale bike share schemes | 5 | |
| I5. Provision of bike maintenance | 11 | |
| Sub-total | 58 | |
| Overall total | 484 |