Safe accommodation of bicyclists on high-speed roadways in Maryland : research summary.

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• Creators:
  Schonfeld, Paul M.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycling Bikeways Highways Infrastructure Nonmotorized Transportation
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Maryland
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maryland. State Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The objectives of this study were to: 1) investigate safety concerns associated with
  
  the provision of bicycle accommodations on high-speed roadways; 2) evaluate
  
  existing designs and treatments; and (3) develop new designs if necessary.
  
  The expected outcomes and deliverables of this study were: 1) a review of
  
  the best practices both in and outside the United States for accommodating bicyclists
  
  on high-speed roadways; 2) a synthesis of opinions and suggestions from the bicycle
  
  groups on the safe accommodation of bicyclists on high-speed roadways; and 3)
  
  bicycle infrastructure design options with renderings for high-speed roads.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Research Project: SP509B4H
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6630de7172d2b7b36d85b429d4c30adc78e2b0ab0a6f6f3123c5ac30bd1f2c75bf8c993ad8f24b6d9139c5e080c63d5e18e567565eb6046c7cb9254eea03e59c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31660/dot_31660_DS1.pdf
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