Factors contributing to bicycle–motorised vehicle collisions: a systematic literature review

Bicycle–motorised vehicle (BMV) collisions account for the majority of the recorded bicyclists’ fatalities and serious injuries. This systematic review intends to examine the main factors contributing to BMV collisions. The authors performed a comprehensive literature review on Scopus, TRID, ProQuest, and Web of Science databases. Fifty-nine English-language peer-reviewed articles met the eligibility criteria and were included in the final analysis. The main factors contributing to BMV collisions identified were classified in accordance with a recently published conceptual framework for road safety. The majority of studies have identified factors related to road users’ behaviour (59.3%) and infrastructure characteristics (57.6%). A minority of studies identified variables related to exposure (40.7%) and vehicles (15.3%) as contributor factors to BMV collisions. A small but significant proportion of studies (20.3%) provided evidence that environmental factors may also play a role, although to a lesser extent, in determining BMV collisions. In addition to the three factors comprised in the applied conceptual framework for road safety, the authors identified environmental conditions as a category of factors contributing to BMV collisions.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2017.1314391
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Prati, Gabriele
  • Puchades, Víctor Marín
  • De Angelis, Marco
  • Fraboni, Federico
  • Pietrantoni, Luca
• Publication Date: 2018-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 184-208
• Serial:
  • Transport Reviews
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 0144-1647
  • EISSN: 1464-5327
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttrv20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle crashes; Crash causes; Literature reviews; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01655425
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 2017 9:30AM