An evaluation of bicycle passing distances in the ACT

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dc.contributor.assigneeACT Road Safety Fund
dc.contributor.authorMackenzie, J.
dc.contributor.authorDutschke, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorPonte, G.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractTo 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJRR Mackenzie, JK Dutschke, G Ponte
dc.identifier.isbn9781921645952
dc.identifier.issn1449-2237
dc.identifier.orcidMackenzie, J. [0000-0002-7161-1250]
dc.identifier.orcidDutschke, J.K. [0000-0002-9816-3785]
dc.identifier.orcidPonte, G. [0000-0002-1485-8433]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/133048
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCentre for Automotive Safety Research
dc.publisher.placeAdelaide
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCASR Report Series; 157
dc.rights© The University of Adelaide 2019
dc.source.urihttp://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=1815
dc.subjectMinimum Passing Distance; Metre passing rule; Cyclist safety; Naturalistic cycling study
dc.titleAn evaluation of bicycle passing distances in the ACT
dc.typeReport
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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