Transcript Cycling safety research at CARRS-Q Narelle Haworth Presentation to Directions in Road Safety Research Forum, Adelaide, 12 May 2011

Cycling safety research at CARRS-Q
Narelle Haworth
Presentation to Directions in Road Safety Research Forum,
Adelaide, 12 May 2011
Cycling Safety Research Group
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Narelle Haworth
Mark King
Andry Rakotonirainy
Amy Schramm
Gayle Sticher
Simon Washington
Elliot Fishman
Background
• Vulnerable Road Users one of the 6
research themes at CARRS-Q
• Traditionally largely motorcycling but
cycling research growing
• Many similarities in safety issues
• Promotion of cycling for health reasons
and large infrastructure investments
Current projects
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Delineating injury patterns among cyclist groups
Interactions between TWs and vehicles
Safety of footpath cycling
Legislative impediments to walking and cycling
Effects of bicycle hire schemes on non-cyclists
Perceptions of risk and use of conspicuity aids
Recent cyclist safety research
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Bicycle helmet research
Alcohol in bicycle crashes
Pilot naturalistic cycling study
An analysis of cyclist crashes to identify ITSbased interventions
• The role of traffic violations in police-reported
bicycle crashes in Queensland
• Parental beliefs about supervising children when
crossing roads and cycling
• The effect of road lane width on cyclist safety in
urban areas
Pedestrian and cyclist safety
research
• Improving the visibility and safety of pedestrians,
roadworkers and cyclists
• Development and evaluation of an adolescent
road safety school curriculum program, Skills for
Preventing Injury in Youth (including pedestrian
and cycling safety)
Issues in cycling safety research
• Overlap in responsibilities of Govt
departments
• Focus on commuting versus recreation
• Disagreement between safety and public
health perspectives
• Incompleteness and bias in crash data
• Poverty of exposure data
• Questionnaires attracting enthusiasts
Potential future projects
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Older cyclists
Effects of rider characteristics on driver behaviour
Potential for improving protective clothing
Analysing the data we already have!
References
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Meeting of the US Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 23-27 January, 2011.
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The International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Norway, 22-26 August 2010.
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Schramm, A., & Rakotonirainy, A. (2008) An analysis of cyclists crashes to identify ITS-based interventions.
Presentation to ITS World Congress 2008.
Schramm, A., & Rakotonirainy, A. (2009) The effect of road lane width on cyclist safety in urban areas. Report to
Department of Main Roads.
Schramm, A., Rakotonirainy, A. & Haworth, N. (2010). The role of traffic violations in police-reported bicycle
crashes in Queensland. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 21(3), 61-67..
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