MANAGEMENT OF BICYCLING IN URBAN AREAS

This article notes that the bicycle offers many advantages, and that the future of bicycle traffic depends on the management of bicycle flow in relation to motor vehicles and pedestrians. To help reduce traffic accidents and increase the speed of other vehicles, it is necessary separate bicycles from pedestrians and other vehicles. Motor vehicle-bicycle conflicts may be reduced by the following measures: pavement markings at intersections; detouring at intersections; improving the setting up of bus stops; changing bicycle routes; offsetting bicycle lanes; and building bikeways. Bicycles should be prevented from interfering with each other. To promote safety, bicycle speeds should be limited to about 15 km/hr. Educating bicyclists, the enforcement of violations, and research in the field are discussed, as well as parking facilities for bicycles.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012659853?urlappend=%3Bseq=641
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Ying, L J
• Publication Date: 1987-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 619-629
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Bikeways; Bus stops; Highway traffic control; Motor vehicles; Parking; Pedestrians; Road markings; Traffic conflicts; Traffic safety; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474839
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM