HIGHWAY ENGINEERING. WAYS TO SAFER CYCLING. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, 10 APRIL 1985

This paper concentrates on cycling in cities in cambridgeshire. The highest accident rates are found at major road junctions, and of these, most of the top worst accident sites are roundabouts. Some low key and comparatively cheap solutions used to prevent such accidents in Cambridge and in peterborough new town are illustrated and discussed. Changes in road layouts designed to improve the safety of cyclists include the following: advisory or mandatory cycle lanes either in the near lane, or in the centre lane; use of pelican crossings by cyclists; contraflow cycle lanes; and footways shared by both cyclists and pedestrians. Cycling in Cambridge has risen by 7% per annum over the period from 1982 to 1985, and accidents are rising in line with ridership, despite all the attempts to improve the safety of road junctions. The vulnerability of cyclists in older as opposed to new towns is also discussed, using Cambridge and peterborough new town as examples. In the three year period from 1982 to 1984 43% of all injury accidents in Cambridge were to cyclists. In peterborough, which has a similar ridership level, this figure was 31%. This demonstrates the advantage of the more comprehensive solutions. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street
  London,   England  SW1P 4DR
• Authors:
  • OLDRIDGE, B
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 33-43

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle crossings; Bikeways; Conferences; Crash rates; Cyclists; Injuries; Intersections; Layout; Prevention; Safety; Traffic circles; Urban areas; Walkways
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 8525: Conference; 2722: Cycle track; 1742: Cyclist; 1679: Cyclist crossing; 2720: Footway; 2163: Injury; 455: Junction; 2885: Layout; 438: Roundabout; 1665: Safety; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480111
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM