Measuring the safety effect of raised bicycle crossings using a new research methodology

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1636, 1998, Pages 64-70

  Gårder, Per ^a   Leden, Lars ^b   Pulkkinen, Urho ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLES; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INTERSECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

RAISED BICYCLE CROSSINGS;

NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032207409     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1636-10     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Mosleh, A., and G. Apostolakis. Models for the Use of Expert Opinions. In Low-Probability, High-Consequence Risk Analysis (R. A. Waller and V. T. Covello, eds.), 1984, pp. 107-124.
2. Pulkkinen, U. Statistical Models for Expert Judgement and Wear Prediction. VTT Publications 181. Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, 1994.
3. Hydén C. The Development of a Method for Traffic Safety Evaluation: The Swedish Traffic Conflicts Technique. Bulletin 70. Department of Traffic Planning and Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden, 1987.
4. Leden, L., Å. Claesson, P. Gårder, P. Näsman, U. Pulkkinen, and T. Thedéen. Metodik för före-/-efterstudier. Tillämpat på cyklisters säkerhet i korsningar [Methodology for Before-and-After Studies Applied to Bicyclists' Safety at Junctions]. KFB-rapport 1997:15. Stockholm, Sweden, 1997.
5. Leden, L. Pedestrian Risk Decrease with Pedestrian Flow and Increase with Vehicle Flow - A Case Study. ICTCT and Department of Traffic Planning and Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden, 1997.
6. Hauer, E. How to Do a Before-and-After Study: Estimating the Effect of Highway and Traffic Engineering Measures on Safety. Toronto, Lecture notes, Workshop, Transport Canada, Ottawa, March 30 and 31, 1992.
7. Hauer, E. Observational Before-After Studies in Road Safety. Pergamon Press, 1997.
8. Lee, P. Bayesian Statistics: An Introduction. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K., 1989.
9. Lindley, D. Wald Lectures: Bayesian Statistics. Statistical Science, Vol. 5, 1990, pp. 1 ff.
10. Hauer, E. An Application of the Likelihood/Bayes Approach to the Estimation of Countermeasures' Effectiveness. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 15, 1983, pp. 287-298.
11. Gårder, P., L. Leden, and T. Thedéen. Safety Implications of Bike Paths at Signalized Intersections. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1994, pp. 429-439.
12. Elvik, R., A. Borger Mysen, and T. Vaa. Trafikksikkerhetshåndbok. Oslo Institute of Traffic Economics (TÖI), Oslo, Norway, 1997, p. 159.
13. Linderholm, L. Signalreglerade korsningars funktion och olycksrisk för oskyddade trafikanter - Delrapport 1: Cyklister. Bulletin 55. LTH, Institutionen för trafikteknik, Lund, Sweden, 1984.
14. Wachtel, A., and D. Lewiston. Risk Factors for Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions at Intersections. ITE Journal, Sept. 1994, pp. 30-35.
15. Gårder, P. Bicycle Accidents in Maine: An Analysis. In Transportation Research Record 1438, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1994, pp. 34-41.