Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: Lesson 3: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

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Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: Lesson 3: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

2006-07-01
By United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

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English

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bicycle Safety Bicycling Education And Training Pedestrians Pedestrian Safety
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HRT-05-089
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Right Statement:

Public Domain
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

Many professionals involved in pedestrian and bicycle programs have never received training that focuses on crash causation. Everyone—from traffic safety specialists to traffic engineers, planners, educators, and law enforcement personnel—can benefit from an understanding of how crashes occur and how to avoid them. It should be noted, however, that in some cases, the study of bicycle and pedestrian conflicts with vehicles may be more useful than crash analyses. Conflict analysis may be useful because bicycle and pedestrian crashes may be a rare occurrence on some facilities and may not be the best measure of operational analysis. This lesson provides an understanding of crash characteristics, crash rates, exposure, crash typing, crash analysis, benefit-cost analysis, and associated countermeasures. The most significant crash types will be explained and associated with contributing factors and typical errors made. The concepts of corridor and site crash analysis and team problem solving will be emphasized. Discussion will include special conditions—especially nighttime crashes, those involving impaired drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, and high-speed roadways.
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