Analyzing the Severity of Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collision Using Spatial Mixed Logit Models: A City of Edmonton Case Study

The City of Edmonton is developing a city-wide cycling network through the Complete Streets project (inclusively) and the On-Street Bike Route project (exclusively). The Complete Streets project develops new roadway design guidelines that consider a specific corridor’s function and users, and provides appropriate transportation infrastructure, including traffic lights, signage, and turning lanes. The On-Street Bike Route project designs and installs cycling infrastructure (facilities), including multiuse trails, bike lanes, and shared-use lanes. The present study aims to gain a better understanding of the factors contributing to severe bicycle-motor vehicle (BMV) collisions. The study investigates a total of 571 BMV collisions (424 intersection-related and 147 midblock-related BMV collisions) that occurred between 2006 and 2009 to provide a baseline understanding of Edmonton’s cycling safety concerns, prior to the installation of on-street cycling facilities. Spatial mixed logit models were fitted to the data. The categories of covariates included corridor design, human, temporal, and environmental factors. The results did not show any common factors contributing to BMV collision severity at intersections or midblock sections. Significant factors affecting the BMV intersection collision severity included the interaction between roadway and approach-control type, the existence of partial crosswalks and bike signs, and the cyclist’s gender and age. Alternatively, factors affecting the probability of BMV midblock collision severity included roadway classification, on-street parking allocations, and the driver’s age.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.09.007
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753513002166
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/09257535
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Klassen, Jeana
  • El-Basyouny, Karim
  • Islam, Md Tazul
• Publication Date: 2014-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 295-304
• Serial:
  • Safety Science
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0925-7535
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle lanes; Bicycling; Crash injuries; Crash severity; Crosswalks; Cyclists; Demographics; Highway design; Human factors in crashes; Infrastructure; Lane occupancy; Signalized intersections; Traffic control devices
• Candidate Terms: Bicycle vehicle interface
• Geographic Terms: Edmonton (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01520697
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 2014 9:31AM