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Using survey data collected in New Jersey, the authors analyze the frequency of bicycling and respondent perceptions of the safety of various bicycling facilities. Data was collected via a mixed-mode survey design, including intercepts, bicycle hangars, flyers in bicycle shops, and a Facebook advertisement targeted towards bicyclists in New Jersey. This provided the authors with a reasonable sample of respondents that included bicycle commuters. The analysis suggested that feeling safer with on-street bicycle lanes and off-street bicycle paths is not associated with the frequency of bicycling, while feeling safer on-street in traffic is associated with the frequency of bicycling. In analyzing correlates associated with images of bicycling infrastructure, the authors found those with more liberal/egalitarian world views prefer on-street bicycle lanes and off-street bicycle paths, while those with traditional community world views tend to not feel safe with on-street bicycle lanes and bicycling in traffic. Those who are risk takers also are associated with feeling safe bicycling in traffic. Most other demographic controls in the models give the expected results. Policy implications suggest that bicycle infrastructure will be less controversial when world views are more liberal/egalitarian, but that making all streets safer might be a useful approach for increasing the frequency of bicycling.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation.

18-00375

English

20p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Photos; References; Tables

Bicycle facilities; Bicycle lanes; Infrastructure; Safety

Bicycle vehicle interface

New Jersey

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-00375

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:06AM