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Title:

BICYCLE USE IN URBAN AREAS IN CHINA

Accession Number:

00627053

Record Type:

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Abstract:

The bicycle is the most important personal mode of transportation in the urban areas of China. Currently, the domestic production of bicycles is not only extensive but also increasing very rapidly. In 1988 more than 310 million bicycles were in use. The causes of the intensive use of bicycles and their effects on urban transportation are identified, and measures to overcome these problems are analyzed on the basis of data from various sources. Several reasons for such intensive use of bicycles include (a) poor public transit service, (b) the relative cost of private modes of transportation, (c) adequate size and shape of cities, and (d) the bicycle's standing as a major industry in China. Hence, the importance of bicycles as an urban transportation mode is expected to increase. With the intensive use of bicycles, several related problems were noted: one is the high rate of traffic accidents involving bicycles, and another is the traffic congestion due to heavy bicycle traffic. Several measures to overcome these problems are being studied in China, such as reducing bicycle usage through the intensive construction of subways and properly managing bicycle traffic on the basis of basic studies related to the characteristics of bicycle flow.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1372, Nonmotorized Transportation. 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

Monograph Title:

Nonmotorized transportation

Monograph Accession #:

01405116

Language:

English

Authors:

Shimazaki, Toshikazu
Yang, Dongyuan

Pagination:

p. 26-30

Publication Date:

1992

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1372
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054133

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (14) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Bicycle industry

Geographic Terms:

China

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 10 1993 12:00AM

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