THE OFOS - THE BLOWN-UP CYCLE STRIP REVIEWED

DE OFOS - EEN BESCHOUWING OVER DE OPGEBLAZEN FIETS OPSTEL STROOK

In 1978 the city of Leyden introduced the so-called "ofos". This Dutch acronym stands for "blown-up cycle lane". It refers to the provision of a second stopline, some 4 to 6 metres before the standard one. When the traffic light shows red car drivers are required to wait behind this second stop-line while cyclists can overtake them at the right hand side to reach the ofos in front of the first car. Thus the ofos has the width of the whole lane between the road axis and the curb. When the light changes to green the cyclists start first, those turning left not conflicting with car traffic moving straight on. Weaving manoeuvres are greatly reduced in number. Although the ofos is not based on road traffic legislation and cannot be judged as an experiment, results seem to be positive. Also the Leyden police do not object to it, although proper use of the ofos is not being enforced. The ofos should only be applied where left-turning cycle streams are considerable and the approach road is too narrow to separate fast and slow traffic. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Kuijper, D H
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 472-476
• Serial:
  • Verkeerskunde
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
  • ISSN: 0377-8495
  • Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bikeways; Expansion; Layout; Left turns; Road markings; Traffic delays; Traffic lanes; Traffic signals; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Increase; Selection
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic lane widths; Traffic marking
• ITRD Terms: 562: Carriageway marking; 2722: Cycle track; 9010: Delay; 6720: Expansion; 9032: Increase; 2885: Layout; 8078: Netherlands; 9072: Selection; 2827: Traffic lane; 565: Traffic signal; 6479: Width
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370724
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM