Operational analysis of shared lane markings and green bike lanes on roadways with speeds greater than 35 mph.
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Operational analysis of shared lane markings and green bike lanes on roadways with speeds greater than 35 mph.

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    University of North Florida. College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
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    BDK82-977-04
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Florida
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center
  • Abstract:
    This study analyzed the effectiveness of shared lane markings (sharrows), wide curb lanes, standard and buffered

    bike lanes, and green bike lanes on improving operations of bicycle facilities. Three measures of effectiveness

    were used in this study: lateral separation between the motor vehicle and bicyclist, the distance of bicyclists to the

    curb or edge of pavement, and the yielding behavior of drivers and cyclists at merge points. Also, motor vehicle

    speeds before, while, and after passing bicyclists were analyzed. Except for the Bridge of Lions site, the before-and-after data indicate that installation of sharrows led to an increase in lateral separation between motor vehicles

    and bicyclists. At Riverside Drive, the separation increased by 0.67 feet, while at the North 56th

    Street site, an

    increase of 2.55 feet was observed after installing sharrows and increasing the outside lane width. Data also

    suggested a significant improvement in lateral separation of 0.86 feet at Sunset Drive, which was widened to

    create a wider outside lane (but had no shared lane markings), and Bailey Road, where a marked buffer between

    the travel lane and bike lane resulted in an increase in separation between motor vehicles and bicyclists of 0.72

    feet. It was also observed that bicyclists rode further from the curb/edge of pavement for the after-period

    compared to the before-period for Riverside Drive, Bridge of Lions, North 56th

    Street, and Sunset Drive. P-values

    less than 0.05 were observed for these five sites suggesting that the treatments were effective in moving bicyclists

    further from the curb/edge of pavement. Data also indicates that drivers slow down as they pass bicyclists on non-limited access roadways (before speed of 32.02 mph to 29.97 mph while-passing) and then increase their speeds

    after overtaking the bicyclists (30.80 mph while-passing to 32.82 mph after-passing). The difference between the

    speeds before-passing and while-passing, and while-passing and after-passing, were both significant with a p-value less than 0.000. However, when the before-passing (32.02 mph) and after-passing (32.54 mph), excluding

    while-passing speeds, were analyzed, no significant difference was found (p-value = 0.110). For limited access

    facilities, the difference between the overtaking driver’s speed before-passing (37.35 mph) and while-passing

    (34.93 mph) the bicyclists was significant with a p-value of 0.000. However, the difference between motor

    vehicle speeds while-passing bicyclists (34.94 mph) and after-passing (35.48 mph) was not significant (p-value =

    0.150). Contrary to the non-limited access streets, the difference between vehicle speeds before- (37.33 mph) and

    after-passing (35.48 mph) was significant for the limited access facilities (p-value =0.017).

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