CYCLE ACCIDENTS IN AMSTERDAM

FIETSONGEVALLEN IN AMSTERDAM

By order of the municipality of Amsterdam a study has been made into the development of traffic hazards for cyclists in Amsterdam during the period 1977-1980, and into the distribution of this insecurity within the city, and on the type of road in relationship with traffic counts. It is shown that the risk for cyclists of being injured has remained almost the same during this period over the whole city of Amsterdam as well as in the different regions. Half of all cyclist-victims are 25 years or younger. Half of all accidents occur on junctions; at weekends there are fewer victims than during weekdays. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • POLAK, P H
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Bicycles; Classification; Crash rates; Crashes; Cyclists; Females; Hazards; High risk locations; Highway design; Highways; Human beings; Intersections; Research reports; Seasons; Statistics; Traffic counts; Urban areas; Weather; Weekends; Young adults
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway classification
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 1612: Accident rate; 1757: Age; 8513: Classification; 1742: Cyclist; 2855: Highway design; 455: Junction; 1787: Man; 8078: Netherlands; 8559: Research report; 2525: Season; 6555: Statistics; 313: Urban area; 2545: Weather; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389017
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-83-2II-II Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM