Development and evaluation of infrastructure strategies for safer cycling.

Details

• Creators:
  Christofa, Eleni ; Knodler, Michael A.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Safety Research Using Simulation (SAFER-SIM) University Transportation Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycle Commuting Bicycle Lanes Bicycle Safety Bicycling Cyclists Structural Design Travel Behavior
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Safety Research Using Simulation (SAFER-SIM) University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  In recent years there has been an increasing number of recreational and bicycle
  
  commuters in the United States. Although bicycle users still represent a very small mode
  
  share, municipalities have been attempting to further encourage the health, economic,
  
  and environmental benefits of cycling by implementing new and innovative bicycle
  
  infrastructure treatments. However, many of these treatments have only been recently
  
  implemented in a few locations and are often constructed with little or no understanding
  
  of their effects on user behavior. Currently, there is a substantial amount of research
  
  investigating bicyclist behavior, as well as operations and safety from the cyclists’
  
  perspective of such innovative treatments. However, there is little research conducted
  
  from the drivers’ perspective towards cyclists and bicycle infrastructure. With
  
  approximately 75 percent of all bicycle-vehicle crashes occurring at intersections, there
  
  especially is a need to investigate driver behavior at intersections with unfamiliar bicycle
  
  treatments. This project report provides an in-depth evaluation of driver behavior from
  
  the driver’s perspective when approaching new and unfamiliar bicycle infrastructure
  
  intersection treatments. It utilizes a driving simulator as well as participant
  
  questionnaires to determine whether any patterns or causalities exist between bicycle
  
  infrastructure treatments and driver behavior. The results of this study indicate that there
  
  is a correlation between driver behavior and the level of familiarity with bicycle
  
  infrastructure treatments as well as cycling experience. This in-depth study can help
  
  inform design, education, or other countermeasures for safer operations.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32115/dot_32115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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