How Technology can affect the Demand for Bicycle Transportation: The State of Technology and Project Applications of Connected Bicycles

The term “connected vehicle (CV)” refers to vehicles equipped with devices, which enable wireless communication between internal and external entities, supporting vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. The widespread deployment of CVs will address a range of transportation challenges related to safety, mobility, and sustainability. Recent research efforts on connected bicycles have focused on the uses and limitations of the state-of-the-art technologies, safety implications, the reliability of various communication modes, and consumer adoption. Existing research focuses on either technologies that utilize data received from sensors and the internet to govern devices attached to the bicycle (situational sensing) or two-way communication. While there has been some mention of how these technologies may encourage an increase in bicycling through enhanced safety, the research is sparse and there is a lack of discussion on how connected bicycles can address other barriers to bicycling. This report provides context into the societal needs of bicycling and the current strategies utilized to increase the bicycle mode share, a cohesive review of existing and prototyped connected bicycle technologies, and discussion about their potential to mitigate barriers to bicycling and better accommodate the needs and desires of diverse riders. The authors then explore the limitations and benefits of one-way and two-way communications, the potential of bicycle-to-infrastructure technologies, and the future needs and expected pathways of connected bicycle technologies.

• Record URL:
  https://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/media/project_files/NITC-RR-759_How_Technology_can_affect_the_Demand_for_Bicycle_Transportation_7EELRVK.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://trec.pdx.edu/news/connected-bicycles
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63087
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Portland State University

  Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)
  Portland, OR  United States 

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  Portland State University
  P.O. Box 751
  Portland, OR  United States  97207

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MacArthur, John
  • Harpool, Michael
  • Scheppke, Daniel
• Publication Date: 2019-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Bicycles; Bicycling; Connected vehicles; Forecasting; Modal split; Technological innovations; Travel demand; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01722079
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NITC-RR-759
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 13 2019 10:00AM