EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK
TITLE: Bicycling and Walking: Associated Risks and Methods for Evaluating Facilities AUTHOR: B.J. Campbell, C.V. Zegeer, H.F. Huang, for the Highway Safety Research Center NUMBER: YEAR: 1994 FORMAT: Booklet/Research report LENGTH: 111 pages FEE: INTENDED
AUDIENCE:Traffic Engineers, Planners, Safety Activists, Pedestrian Program Coordinators
DESCRIPTION: This report focuses on two questions: What are the safety effects of increasing the number of people who walk and bicycle? and, How effective are pedestrian and bicycle facilities in reducing the risk to pedestrians and bicyclists from motor vehicle injury. The difficulty in quantifying risk, which leads to ambiguity in danger levels, is explained. The safety impact of features including sidewalks, grade-separated crossings, crosswalks, signalization, roadway lighting, one-way streets, and education and enforcement is explored. A study to evaluate the combined effects of neighborhood traffic control measures on pedestrian accidents is proposed. A list of references is included.
HOW TO GET: Order from:
The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse
1506 21st Street, NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800 760-NBPC, or 202 463-8405
Fax: 202 463-6625CROSS LISTINGS: facilities, evaluation