TY - JOUR
T1 - Note on Motorist Behaviors When Overtaking Cyclists
AU - Lindsey, Greg
AU - Hourdos, John
AU - Duhn, Melissa
AU - Lehrke, Derek
AU - Singer-Berk, Lila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - This note documents motorist behaviors when overtaking cyclists. Observers reviewed nearly 2,300 h of video and classified 20,734 vehicle-cyclist interactions on a variety of commonly used bicycle facilities on local streets at nine locations in Minnesota. Descriptive statistics and a multilevel logistic regression model indicate motorist behaviors are more consistent on roadways with facilities that are visible and distinctly marked. When passing cyclists on streets with no facilities, bikeway signs only, or sharrows, drivers are more likely to enter into adjacent lanes than when passing on streets with striped or buffered bike lanes. Regression results indicate no statistically significant differences between motorist behaviors on roadways without any facilities and streets with either sharrows or signs affirming shared use. The results add to evidence that introduction of bike lanes on roadways may reduce behaviors that pose risks.
AB - This note documents motorist behaviors when overtaking cyclists. Observers reviewed nearly 2,300 h of video and classified 20,734 vehicle-cyclist interactions on a variety of commonly used bicycle facilities on local streets at nine locations in Minnesota. Descriptive statistics and a multilevel logistic regression model indicate motorist behaviors are more consistent on roadways with facilities that are visible and distinctly marked. When passing cyclists on streets with no facilities, bikeway signs only, or sharrows, drivers are more likely to enter into adjacent lanes than when passing on streets with striped or buffered bike lanes. Regression results indicate no statistically significant differences between motorist behaviors on roadways without any facilities and streets with either sharrows or signs affirming shared use. The results add to evidence that introduction of bike lanes on roadways may reduce behaviors that pose risks.
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U2 - 10.1061/jtepbs.0000471
DO - 10.1061/jtepbs.0000471
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095978172
SN - 2473-2907
VL - 147
JO - Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems
JF - Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems
IS - 1
M1 - 06020002
ER -