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https://doi.org/10.3141/1636-05

http://scholar.google.com...azzo&publication_year=1998

The popularity of bicycles in North America is growing. As the popularity of bicycles has increased, so has the physical network of separate bicycle facilities and designated bicycle lanes in many locations. As a consequence of this growth, there is a demand for more information about bicycle operations on these facilities. Unfortunately, the state of knowledge regarding bicycle operations in the United States currently lags far behind that of motor vehicles and pedestrians. The international research that has been conducted to date regarding bicycle operations on uninterrupted facilities is thoroughly reviewed, and recommended procedures for the operational analysis of uninterrupted bicycle facilities are outlined. The recommended procedures are based on the concept of "frequencies of events" involving a bicyclist and other bicyclists or facility users. Events are defined as bicycle maneuvers required by a bicyclist on a facility, including passings (same-direction encounters) and meetings (opposite-direction encounters). The frequency of events for an uninterrupted bicycle facility is related to the service volumes of bicycles using or projected to be using the facility and does not have to be observed directly. The proposed procedures are, therefore, recommended based not only on their theoretical substance but also on their ease of use by practitioners.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1636, Bicycle and Pedestrian Research 1998.

English

p. 29-36

1998

Transportation Research Record

0309065089

References (27) ; Tables (5)

Bicycle facilities; Bicycle lanes; Bikeways; Guides to the literature; Literature reviews; Methodology; Operations; Trails

Operational analysis

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities; I71: Traffic Theory

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