How much traffic stress can cyclists endure?

Bicycles are a desirable but underutilised form of travel in many cities. A main barrier to a large uptake of cycling for travel is traffic safety. To assess how much traffic stress cyclists can endure and how this stress affects route choices, the authors have developed an index called Average Traffic Stress (ATS). This index aggregates several measurable characteristics, but the key ones are the trip distance and a road segment’s Level of Traffic Stress (LTS). Using Brisbane, Australia, as a case study, the authors analyse 3,304 GPS-tracked cycling trips and apply a multilevel regression model to link ATS to the individual characteristics of cyclists, as well as environmental characteristics. The authors find that younger male cyclists who make longer trips at higher trip speeds experience higherATS. Recreational trips produce less ATS. Flat topography, a disconnected street network, and a lack of cycling infrastructure are associated with higher ATS. Cyclists intuitively select routes with less car traffic and/or better cycling infrastructure to achieve the lowest level of ATS (rather than selection routes with the shortest distance or the flattest topography).

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.10.008
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X2200195X
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  • © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of World Conference on Transport Research Society. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Halefom, Tmnit H
  • Pullar, David
  • Pojani, Dorina
  • Asamoah, Ernest Frimpong
• Publication Date: 2022-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 2251-2261
• Serial:
  • Case Studies on Transport Policy
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2213-624X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Psychological stress; Route choice; Safety; Trip purpose
• Geographic Terms: Brisbane (Australia)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01865568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 28 2022 11:07AM