Factors Affecting Vehicle Passing Distance and Encroachments While Overtaking Cyclists

State and local governments are interested in providing safe and comfortable bicycle infrastructure that encourages cycling as a mode of transportation. After Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA acquired C3FT bike-mounted radars, they collaborated with the University of Minnesota on a study of vehicle passing behavior on the county bicycle network. This article presents the results of that study, which used two measures of relative safety: (1) vehicle passing distance (VPD) when overtaking cyclists, and (2) encroachments. Minnesota statute requires a minimum VPD of 3 feet (36 inches) while passing a cyclist. Anything less is an encroachment. This report investigates vehicular encroachment and VPD while overtaking cyclists on different bicycle facilities across seven roadways in Hennepin County

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• Authors:
  • Evans, Isaac
  • Pansch, Joshua
  • Singer-Berk, Lila
  • Lindsey, Greg
• Publication Date: 2018-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 40-45
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycle travel; Bikeways; Passing; Radar devices; Video cameras
• Identifier Terms: University of Minnesota
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle passing distance
• Geographic Terms: Hennepin County (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01673225
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 2018 9:40AM