Cyclist Efficiency and Its Dependence on Infrastructure and Usual Speed
Bicyclists are a heterogeneous group, with varying abilities, traffic education and experience. While efficiency was identified as an important factor on utility bicycle trips, it might be traded for experienced safety, for example by choosing different pathways in a given situation, or by relinquishing one’s right of way. In a semi-controlled study with 41 participants, a grouping was made according to self-reported riding speed in relation to other cyclists. The participants cycled twice along a 3km inner-city route, passing four intersections with different priority rules. The cyclists were free to choose how to negotiate the intersections. Speed and the traffic surroundings were recorded via GPS and cameras on the bike of the participant and of a following experimenter. For each cyclist, the ‘base’ speed on undisturbed segments was determined as reference. Based on this, the efficiency in different types of intersections was computed per cyclist group. It turned out that infrastructural aspects, cyclist group and the presence and behavior of interacting traffic influenced cyclist efficiency. Faster cyclists were delayed more when the infrastructure required a stop regardless of the traffic situation, like at a red traffic light or a stop sign. The members of the so-called ‘comfort cyclists’ group were delayed the most in a roundabout with mixed traffic, where many chose to get off their bike and walk. In a society working for equality of access to the transport system, it is recommended to develop solutions that consider and accommodate the behaviors of different cyclist groups when planning bicycling infrastructure.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Kircher, Katja
- Ihlström, Jonas
- Nygårdhs, Sara
- Ahlstrom, Christer
- Publication Date: 2018-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 148-158
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 54
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Cyclists; Infrastructure; Roundabouts; Signalized intersections; Traffic delays; Traffic safety
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01665693
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 9 2018 11:43AM