Assessing the Overtaking Lateral Distance Between Motor Vehicles and Bicycles - Influence on Energy Consumption and Road Safety

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the impacts of the overtaking lateral distance between a bicycle and a motor vehicle (MV) on road safety and energy consumption at two-lane urban roads. An on-board sensor platform was installed on a probe bicycle to measure the overtaking lateral distance and dynamic data. The Bicycle Specific Power (BSP) methodology was used to estimate human required power to ride a bicycle while Vehicle Specific Power (VSP) was used for MVs. The results showed that 50% of overtaking lateral distance were lower than 0.5 m in the peak hours. The BSP and VSP analyses for different values of overtaking lateral distance did not result in any relationship between variables. There was a good fit (R² > 0.67) between traffic volumes and overtaking lateral distance in the peak hours. On average, the MVs energy consumption in the afternoon was 92% higher than the morning peak periods.

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  • English

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  • Media Type: Web
  • Edition: 1
  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: pp 174-189
  • Monograph Title: Modern Traffic Engineering in the System Approach to the Development of Traffic Networks: 16th Scientific and Technical Conference "Transport Systems. Theory and Practice 2019" Selected Papers
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  • Accession Number: 01919922
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 9783030340681
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 29 2024 9:28AM