How to encourage more women to cycle?

The girls just see it as a way tog et from a to b

That's really not the case, is it? I'm definately not the only girl round here who is getting into the more technical side of cycling - learning how to build bikes, build wheels, getting into road and track racing.

For me one of the things about cycling is it's the 1st way I think of getting from a to b but even that means so much more - it's the cheapest, more hassle free, stress busting, fitness improving etc way of getting from a to b. It's a way to see places though and loads of us here go places for the sake of going to a ride not because we need/want to go to the destination.

In answer to mm's original question, most of the girls I know who don't ride bikes is quite simply becuase they are scared of cycling in London traffic. I know plenty of blokes who don't cycle for same reason too though.