Cycling in the African American Community : Safety Training Guidelines and Findings

This report is a program user’s manual for the Cycling in the African American Community (CAAC) safety training intervention. The CAAC safety training intervention was designed to “nudge” more African Americans, who are often beginning cyclists or non-cyclists, to participate in a physical activity that promotes health and builds community. One of the most cited reasons for not riding is that cycling is perceived as being unsafe. The CAAC intervention attempts to address this issue through a carefully designed safety intervention that encompasses a pre and post survey, used in conjunction with an on-road cycling curriculum. The report includes best practices for staging the intervention and analyzing outcomes. Preliminary findings show that the safety training is significantly improving perceptions of cycling.

• Record URL:
  http://swutc.tamu.edu/publications/technicalreports/600451-00070-1.pdf
• Summary URL:
  http://library.ctr.utexas.edu/dbtw-wpd/query/id/32106
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. Project title: Developing a Research Agenda to Increase Cycling in the African American Community: A Case Study of Austin, Texas.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-1255

  Southwest Region University Transportation Center

  Texas A&M University
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McCray, Talia
  • Durden, Teri
  • Schaubert, Eileen
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 32p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: African Americans; Best practices; Bicycling; Cyclists; Manuals; Safety programs; Surveys; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
• Geographic Terms: Austin (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496624
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/2012/600451-00070
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC06; Project # 161228
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 15 2013 1:02PM