An experiment on the lateral steering behaviour of cyclists on narrow bidirectional cycle tracks

An experiment on the lateral steering behaviour of cyclists on narrow bidirectional cycle tracks

Theuwissen, E.A. (Rijkswaterstaat)
Schepers, Paul (Universiteit Utrecht; Rijkswaterstaat)
Daamen, W. (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Hagenzieker, Marjan (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Nabavi, Martin (Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid (SWOV))

2022

Cycling contributes to public health because it requires physical effort [1] and offers economic and environmental advantages over motorized transport [2]. However, 41,000 cyclists die every year in traffic crashes, 3% of the total worldwide [3]. Most fatal bicycle crashes are collisions with motor vehicles. Severe injuries among cyclists, however, are mostly due to single bicycle crashes and their numbers are increasing [4, 5]. An international review showed that the share of hospitalised casualties due to single-bicycle crashes varied from 3% to 41 % of the total number of hospitalised casualties [ 6]. ... The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between cycle track width and lateral position. We conducted an experiment in which the cycle track width was manipulated to determine its effect on lateral position. The results have been compared with previous findings from literature.

cycling safety
cycling
road design
cycle track width,
ICSC

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:95a9391e-8367-489b-8538-7324daf389d4

https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.453

Proceedings of the 10th International Cycling Safety Conference

10th International Cycling Safety Conference, 2022-11-08 → 2022-11-11, Dresden, Germany

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conference paper

© 2022 E.A. Theuwissen, Paul Schepers, W. Daamen, Marjan Hagenzieker, Martin Nabavi