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Crash-Type Manual for Bicyclists |
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Foreword Approximately one out of six highway fatalities in the United States is a bicyclist or pedestrian each year. Estimates for 1995 indicate that 61,000 bicyclists were injured and 830 were killed in traffic crashes. These crashes can be classified or "typed" by their precipitating actions, predisposing factors, and characteristic populations and/or location that can be targeted for intervention. The information provided in the following guide is the result of a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) research study that applied the basic National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) bicycle and pedestrian typologies to a sample of bicycle-and pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes from six States with the purpose of refining and updating the crash type distributions. Particular attention was given to roadway and locational factors in order to identify situations where engineering, educational, and/or regulatory countermeasures might be effectively implemented to reduce the frequency of the crashes. This informational guide should be of interest to State and local bicycle and pedestrian coordinators, transportation planners, and transportation engineers involved in safety and risk management. Other interested parties include those in education, enforcement, and the medical profession.
Pub No. FHWA-RD-96-104
This work was done by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
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Manual Index Note: The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this material. You can download your free copy from the Adobe Web site if you do not have it installed on your computer.Ride Out At Residential Driveway Ride Out At Commercial Driveway
Ride Out From Sidewalk Ride Out At Midblock Ride Out At Stop Sign Drive Out At Midblock Drive Out At Stop Sign Motorist Overtaking Failed To Detect Motorist Lost Control Motorist Overtaking - Counteractive Evasive Actions Motorist Overtaking - Misjudged Passing Space Motorist Overtaking - Bicyclist Path Obstructed Bicyclist Left Turn In Front Of Traffic Bicyclist Left Turn - Facing Traffic Bicyclist Lost Control Bicyclist Right Turn Motorist Left Turn In Front Of Bicyclist Motorist Left Turn - Facing Bicyclist Uncontrolled Intersection - Other Bicyclist Overtaking Drive Out From On-Street Parking Motorist Overtaking - Other Bicyclist Strikes Parked Vehicle Drive Out At Intersection - Other Ride Out At Intersection - Other Controlled Intersection - Other Back to the Top |