What do cyclists need to see to avoid single-bicycle crashes?

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-327

  Schepers, Paul ^a   den Brinker, Berry ^b  

^a Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bicycle facilities; Cyclist safety; Perception; Single bicycle crashes; Visual accessibility

Indexed keywords

CONSPICUITY; CYCLIST SAFETY; EDGE DETECTION METHODS; GAZE DIRECTION; IMAGE DEGRADING; LIGHT CONDITIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; PERCEPTION; SINGLE-BICYCLE CRASHES; VISUAL ACCESSIBILITY;

BICYCLES; EDGE DETECTION; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS;

SPORTING GOODS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; VISUAL FIELD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956355264     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.558633     Document Type: Article

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