Bicycle Crash Risk: How Does it Vary and Why?

Details

• Creators:
  Liggett, Robin ; Huff, Herbie
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Berkeley ; The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley. Sponsored Projects Office
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information ; University of California, Los Angeles
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycle crashes
  • Bicycles
  • Risk
  • Crash exposure
  • Crash data
  • Ridership
  • Bicycle safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA16-2801
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Abstract:
  With bicycle infrastructure and bicycling activity on the rise, it is more crucial than ever to understand bicycle crash risk as a function of roadway design and operational characteristics, as well as driver and bicyclist behavior. This report significantly advances that goal by compiling data from just under 500 sites in Los Angeles County. By associating count volumes, we are able to differentiate between high incidence / high risk sites and high incidence / low risk sites. The Researchers also analyze a suite of roadway design and operational characteristics, adjacent land uses, and socioeconomic variables, to examine correlations with crash risk. Data analyzed bicycle crash incidence and bicycle crash risk at 247 intersections and 816 roadway segments in Los Angeles County. Many locations with high crash incidence also have high bicycle ridership. The locations with the highest crash risk tend to have below-average bicycle ridership.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  65A0529-17
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32683/dot_32683_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.17 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e8bfedba54324d1c42df67243d3383741d1c816aae1b8ee1d57bddab7637ef3d