ACCEPTANCE OF POLICIES TO ENCOURAGE CYCLING

Research in the Federal Republic of Germany has rarely dealt with nonmotorized traffic. This applies to the collection of reliable behavioral data as well as to the application of these data in suitable planning models to forecast possible behavioral changes. Too little is known about the population's acceptance of such planning policies. Due to this lack of information, we can only guess about the effect of specific policies. But more important, since so little information is available, it is impossible to gear such policies to the needs, wishes, and interests of the persons affected by the policies. Thus, in order to encourage bicycle use in communities that have a medium or small population, many integrated measures must be used, and there are major differences of opinion concerning the concrete individual parts of such a bundle of measures and the effect of each specific measure. Frequently, attempts to solve this problem apply those instruments used by public opinion researchers. This paper wishes to demonstrate that this demoscopic approach is not suitable to deal with the topic discussed here. The paper presents an alternative approach to solve the problem--an approach that has the advantage of combining model design with estimates regarding the acceptance of different measures and deals with both in one concept--the situational approach. It can be shown that a whole series of measures must be integrated in planning if we wish that policies that encourage cycling be accepted so that more persons change to bicycles. Construction or extension of the bicycle infrastructure is of secondary importance, although important to stabilize those persons who have changed to the use of bicycles. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Brög, Werner
• Conference:
  • 61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 102-108
• Monograph Title: ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS, PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR, AND BICYCLE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 847
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Bicycles; Data collection; Incentives; Measures of effectiveness; Surveys; Transportation policy; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368162
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033500
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 775
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM