| Title | Bicycle Safety Highway Users Information Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25481 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Burgess, Bruce, 1943-; Burden, Dan. |
| Source | 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Bikecentennial, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19780100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents a picture of the type and frequency of bicycling accidents common to adult bicyclists using America's streets and highways. It develops accident frequencies by type, offers profiles of accident versus non-accident riders, lists primary and secondary accident causes, and shows the interrelationship between cyclist behavior, motorist influence, roadway conditions, and bicycling accidents. The detection is made possible as a result of the operation of the 1976 Bikecentennial event, a summer-long inauguration of a bicycle route across the United States in which 4,065 cyclists riding 10.4 million miles through 10 states served as a source of detailed information on riding habits, highway conditions, and accident experiences. Throughout, and immediately following the event, records were kept of all accidents, providing Bikecentennial with a set of data to study the hazards of riding on shared roadways, and to learn ways to improve facilities, education programs, and enforcement in the future. |
| Public Note | Executive Summary .................... 1-8 INTRODUCTORY SECTION The Authors ...................... 9 Acknowledgments .................. 10 Brief Background ................. 11-12 Limits of Application ............ 13 INTRODUCTION Approach ......................... 14 Background History ............... 15-17 Purpose of This Report ........... 18,19 OVERALL PROBLEM Facilities ....................... 20 The Bicyclist .................... 21 Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Mix ........ 21-22 The Educator ..................... 22 THE BICYCLE USER Bikecentennial Rider Profile ..... 23-25 Behavior/Attitudes ............... 25-28 MethodologyRate of Response ................. 29 Data collection, survey design ...30 NON-ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT RIDER PROFILES Accident Riders .................. 31-32 Non-Accident Riders .............. 32 Other Results ..................32 Hazard Recognition ............... 32-33 Important Findings ............... 33-34 THE ACCIDENTS Accident Rates ...................35-36 Sex .............................. 36 Age ..............................36-37 Regions .......................... 37-39 Cyclists Carrying Equipment ...... 39-40 Major Accident Causes ............ 40-42 Accident Reporting ............... 43 Bicycle/Part Failure ............. 43 Roadway Conditon ................. 43 Speed, Falls ..................... 44 Severity of Accidents ............ 44-45 Accident Costs ................... 46 Types of Injuries ................ 46-47 MOTOR VEHICLE/BICYCLE ACCIDENTS Rate of MVB Accidents ..................... 49 Type of involvement ....................... 49-51 Types of Vehicles ......................... 52 Time of Day ............................... 52 Coal Trucks ............................... 52,53 Intersections ............................. 53 Location .................................. 53 Vehicle Design/Accessories ................ 54 Fatalities ................................54-62 BICYCLES,EQUIPMENT, PARTS, ACCESSORIES The Bicycle ...............................63-64 Breakdowns ................................65 Accessories ............................... 66-67 Safety Accessories ........................67-69 ROADWAY DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE Rate of Roadway Influenced Accidents.....70 Design of the TransAmerica Trail .......... 71 Cyclist Preferences ....................... 71-74 Signing ................................... 74 Liability ................................. 74-76 Roadway Classifications ................... 76 Controlled Access Highways ................ 76-77 LAW ENFORCEMENT, RULES OF THE ROAD Interjurisdictional Uniformity ............ 79 Local Enforcement ......................... 79-80 Rules of the Road .........................80 Police Interviewed ........................ 80-81 Judicial Support .......................... 81-82 APPENDIX a) Bicycling Skills b) Bicycle Safety Check, Maintenance c) Tables, Graphs, Charts and Maps |
| Rosap ID | dot:1211 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1211 |
| TRT Terms | Bicycles; Bicycle travel; Bicycle facilities; Cyclists; Transportation safety; Bicycle crashes; Statistics |
| Classification | NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Bicycles; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1082959 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-803 206 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25400/25481/DOT-HS-803-206.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |