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Type: | Report |
Title: | An evaluation of bicycle passing distances in the ACT |
Author: | Mackenzie, J. Dutschke, J.K. Ponte, G. |
Publisher: | Centre for Automotive Safety Research |
Publisher Place: | Adelaide |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Series/Report no.: | CASR Report Series; 157 |
ISBN: | 9781921645952 |
ISSN: | 1449-2237 |
Assignee: | ACT Road Safety Fund |
Statement of Responsibility: | JRR Mackenzie, JK Dutschke, G Ponte |
Abstract: | To evaluate bicycle passing distances in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), specialised passing distance measurement devices (PDMDs) were installed on a sample of 23 cyclists who ride in the ACT. Passing distance data and GPS data was collected by cyclists using the PDMDs for a four-week period, during a trial phase of a newly legislated minimum passing distance (MPD) rule. The MPD rule requires drivers to provide more than 1 metre of space when passing a cyclist on a road with a speed limit of 60 km/h or below, and 1.5 meters of space when passing a cyclist on a road with a speed limit above 60 km/h Analysis of the data collected in the study identified 16,476 passing events during 6,531 kilometres of cycling, over a period of 271 riding hours. Non-compliance with the MPD rule on roads zoned 60 km/h or less was 2.7% and the mean passing distance was 1.85 metres. On roads zoned greater than 60 km/h non-compliance was 11.2% and the mean passing distance was 1.97 metres. The degree of non-compliance varied considerably with road characteristics and location. |
Keywords: | Minimum Passing Distance; Metre passing rule; Cyclist safety; Naturalistic cycling study |
Rights: | © The University of Adelaide 2019 |
Published version: | http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=1815 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Centre for Automotive Safety Research reports |
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