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Citizen participation is critical to the development of a sound traffic system plan that serves all segments of the public. Cyclists are a segment with unmet needs who can greatly assist in developing and consequently supporting such a plan. This paper examines the reasons that many highway departments lack good bicycle-related knowledge. The characteristics of today's bicyclists and their needs are presented, along with a discussion and evaluation of bikeway design criteria. The following courses of action are recommended to attract broad public support and increase traffic safety: (a) initiate a program to reduce the serious hit and run problems, (b) enforce regulations controlling motor vehicle emissions, (c) make pedestrian and bicyclist access part of new traffic system improvements, (d) provide safe, attractive bicycle paths, and (e) assign agency personnel and resources to the bicycle field and include them in decision making. The circumstances of Chief Justic Warren E. Burger's bicycle accident are examined, and it is revealed that the causal factors were the responsibility of public agencies. The methods for eliminating these factors have been well- documented. /Author/

Reports prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Air quality management; Bending; Biaxial stress; Bikeways; Decision making; Design; Exhaust gases; Highway departments; Highway operations; Hit and run crashes; Pedestrians; Public participation; Public relations; Traffic; Traffic safety; Transportation planning; Urban transportation

Design criteria; Public support

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB

Sep 4 1976 12:00AM

• A HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDARD FOR BICYCLE FACILITIES (ABRIDGMENT)
• BICYCLES AND LEGISLATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF A PLANNING PROCESS FOR A FUNCTIONAL AND RECREATIONAL BICYCLE SYSTEM (ABRIDGMENT)
• ESTABLISHING WARRANTS FOR CONTROL OF A BICYCLE CROSSING THROUGH SIMULATION (ABRIDGMENT)
• PLANNING AND DESIGN OF BICYCLE FACILITIES: PITFALLS AND NEW DIRECTIONS
• PLANNING AND DESIGNING A DEMONSTRATION BIKEWAY
• PREDICTING THE TYPE AND VOLUME OF PURPOSEFUL BICYCLE TRIPS
• PROBLEMS IN INTEGRATING BICYCLE TRAVEL INTO THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS