Decision-making tools to enhance the safety of cyclists and inline-skaters at rural midblock crossings
Transportation agencies have developed various tools to assist planners and engineers in evaluating whether or not a bike path should be grade-separated when crossing a rural highway midblock. In this paper, observed values at a crossing site are compared to theoretical models. The site studied is located on a busy path crossing a 90km/h road, with average daily summer traffic of 11,700 vehicles. Data was obtained by a video camera, traffic counters placed on the cycle path and the road, and by a laser speed detector, aimed at vehicles approaching and once they reach the crossing. A study of gap acceptability was also performed. It revealed gaps too small to allow safe crossing of the road, explaining a very high number of at-risk crossings. The number of bike path users at the crossing was inversely correlated with vehicle speeds, and vehicle drivers were often forced to stop for cyclists and inline-skaters that crossed without priority. Global results applied to theoretical decision models suggested that a grade-separated crossing should be built to increase safety.
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Corporate Authors:
14-20 bd Newton, Cité Descartes, Champs su Marne
77447 Marne la Vallée, France Cedex 2 -
Authors:
- Bruneau, Jean-François
- Houle, Pierre-Louis
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Conference:
- Transport Research Arena (TRA) 5th Conference: Transport Solutions from Research to Deployment
- Location: Paris , France
- Date: 2014-4-14 to 2014-4-17
- Publication Date: 2014-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10p
- Monograph Title: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014 Proceedings
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Bicycle crossings; Cyclists; Hazards; Pedestrian movement; Safety; Skating; Surveillance
- ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 9101: Control (surveillance); 1667: Crossing the road; 1742: Cyclist; 1679: Cyclist crossing; 1732: Inline skater; 9101: Inspection; 9101: Observation; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 9101: Supervision
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01540762
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: VTI, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 15 2014 10:37AM