Identifying Factors to Improve Bicycle Lane Safety in Pittsburgh, PA

Details

• Creators:
  Tamburo, Robert ; Narasimhan, Srinivas
• Corporate Creators:
  Carnegie Mellon University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Carnegie Mellon University. Traffic21 Institute. Safety21 University Transportation Center (UTC) ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycle crashes
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Data analysis
  • Hazard analysis
  • Mobile applications
  • Safety
  • Surveys
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania);United States
• Edition:
  Final Report (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Carnegie Mellon University. Traffic21 Institute. Safety21 University Transportation Center (UTC)
• Abstract:
  User-submitted data and crash data were analyzed to help identify factors that may improve bicycle safety in Pittsburgh, PA. Based on the results, it is recommended that 1) Protected bike lanes would benefit from improved deterrents and increased enforcement of traffic violations, 2) Incident reports should include whether a crash occurred in a bike lane, as well as the type of bike lane similar in the way that the NHTSA FARS data includes whether a crash occurred at an intersection, relationship to the trafficway, etc., and 3) Bike lanes should be treated as part of the roadway ecosystem and be regularly maintained and serviced.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3552344811;69A3552348316
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86170/dot_86170_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.32 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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