AN EVALUATION OF BUS LANE SAFETY

This report presents the findings of three interrelated before and after studies of the effect on safety of the implementation of with-flow bus lane schemes. The first study of a sample of thirty-three bus lanes showed that during the hours of operation, accidents increased significantly, particularly affecting pedestrian, motor cycle and psv accidents, but outside the hours of operation, no significant changes in accidents were observed. The second study analysed the areas around the ten bus lanes which the first study had identified as having the largest increases in accidents. This confirmed that total accidents increased during the hours of operation. The increase in accidents appeared to be along lengths of road forming part of the bus lane, especially at junctions within the bus lane, and particularly affected motorcycles and pedal cycles and car accidents; accidents involving motorcycles and pedal cycles also increased outside of the hours of operation. The third study also concentrated on the ten worst sites and involved a detailed analysis of accidents occurring during operational hours of the lanes, especially those involving motorcycles. Analysis of precise accident locations showed that most of the increase in accidents was associated with the bus lane side of the road, and particularly turning accidents, overtaking accidents and pedestrian accidents. (Author/TRRL)

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  London Research Centre

  London Accident Analysis Unit, County Hall
  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Devenport, J
• Publication Date: 1987-9

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• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Before and after studies; Bicycles; Bus lanes; Crash rates; High risk locations; Intersections; Motorcycles; Pedestrians; Turning traffic
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 1612: Accident rate; 9148: Before and after study; 1211: Bicycle; 455: Junction; 1221: Motorcycle; 1822: Overtaking; 1733: Pedestrian; 1665: Safety; 2827: Traffic lane; 1836: Turning; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470611
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-85261-033-6
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATWP 80
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM