Bicyclists’ preferences for route characteristics and crowding in Copenhagen – A choice experiment study of commuters

Vedel, Suzanne Elizabeth; Jacobsen, Jette Bredahl; Skov-Petersen, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2017.04.006

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“…The variable that represents the proportion of green environment was negative and significant. This is in contrast to the findings sampled from the same population by Vedel et al (2017) but by the use of stated preference data. A possible explanation is that these areas are sometimes darker and less safe compared to built-up environments and furthermore recreational quality of green areas varies (Panduro & Veie, 2013).…”

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“…Respondents were recruited as part of a questionnaire survey conducted in Copenhagen in April/May, 2011 (see Vedel et al, 2017). Respondents to the questionnaire survey were contacted via flyers which were distributed at 16 locations in the Copenhagen area and recruited during working hours on weekdays.…”

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“…Profiles of gender, age, income and educational level of the participating cyclists were collected by the questionnaire survey (Vedel et al 2017). See in the supplementary materials, table A3, for summary statistics.…”

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It is the objective of the study to determine the extent to which human navigation is affected by perceptions of our immediate surroundings or by already established knowledge in terms of a cognitive map. The motivation is to contribute to the knowledge about human navigation and to inform planning with estimates of bicyclists' route preferences and 'willingness-to-pay' (in terms of transport distance vs utility/disutility of route characteristics). The core method is choice modelling of observed route data. 1,267 trips performed by 183 cyclists in Copenhagen (Denmark) were recorded by GPS. The trips were map-matched to a digital road and path network, which enabled the generation of choice sets: one for navigation as influenced by perception of immediate surroundings, comprising edges connected to network-nodes (hereafter called the edge dataset), and one for navigation based on a priori knowledge, comprising the trip itself and a number of alternative routes generated by a labelling algorithm (hereafter called the route dataset). The results document that choices based on characteristics of both the route and the edge data can be estimated and provide reasonable and significant parameter estimates regarding cyclists' preferences. Length was significant and negative, illustrating that cyclistseverything else kept equalprefer to bike shorter distances. Preferences regarding characteristics of bike path, presence of traffic lights and road types show similar results to the two types of data; most importantly that routes with facilities, such as curbed tracks and segregated bikeways, were significantly preferred. The study concludes that cyclists' wayfinding can be modelled as choices based on both an edge dataset and a route dataset and, thus, may be influenced by both perceived information and a priori knowledge. We suggest that future analyses of movement and route preferences take both modes into account as actual movement may be based on a combination of the two and because assessment of the influence of the immediate, perceivable surroundings can provide information not to be considered in a wayfinding approach. In our case differences in preferences along the route is for example found, but this can be expanded in future studies to also include dynamic aspects such as weather and crowding.

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“…Twelve individuals favored using bike lanes when they are available, and seven individuals said that they tried to avoid streets with a lot of traffic. Similar bicyclist route preferences have been reported by other recent studies [29][30][31], and evidence suggests that crash risk may be reduced by using bike lanes [32] or avoiding challenging traffic situations [33][34][35].…”

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Safety-oriented Practices of Adult Bicycle Ridersin Brooklyn, New York USA: An Interview Study

Hoglund¹

2020

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The primary purpose of this investigation was to identify safety-oriented bicycling practices commonly used by adult riders in an urban setting (Brooklyn, New York), and to explore whether there are any differences between the safety-oriented practices of men and women riders. Methods: 24 adult riders (14 men, 10 women) in Brooklyn were interviewed concerning their perceptions of bicycling hazards and their safety-oriented practices. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through thematic analysis. Fisher’s Exact Test was employed to test for gender differences. Results: Participants identified a variety of hazards, mainly due to motor vehicles but also pedestrians and roadway conditions. The analysis distilled twenty-one bicycling practices to summarize prevalent views of the participants about safe riding practices. Related items were grouped under broader categories, generating seven safety-oriented bicycling strategies. Few differences based on gender were found in the analysis; however, women in this study were more likely than men to say that they felt disrespected by other road users. Conclusion: Seven strategies may be important for safe urban bicycling: minimizing exposure to other road users (especially motor vehicles) while riding, being vigilant and anticipating what others might do, riding in a predictable fashion, making one’s presence known to other road users, making sure it is safe before proceeding, obeying traffic rules, and riding at a safe speed. Future studies could develop these concepts further and test whether they are associated with involvement in traffic crashes.

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“…Many followed the assumption that low exposure to traffic stress leads to high bikeability [23,24]. Empirical validation was performed based on tracking of cyclists' route choices using GPS e.g., [20,25]; or based on surveys e.g., [26,27]. A common underlying approach was the use of route choice models.…”

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Evaluating Urban Bicycle Infrastructures through Intersubjectivity of Stress Sensations Derived from Physiological Measurements

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A continued shift of human mobility towards sustainable and active mobility modes is a major concern for society in order to reduce the human contribution to climate change as well as to improve liveability and health in urban environments. For this change to succeed, non-motorized modes of transport need to become more attractive. Cycling can play a substantial role for short to medium distances, but perceived safety and stress levels are still major concerns for cyclists. Therefore, a quantitative assessment of cyclists' stress sensations constitutes a valuable input for urban planning and for optimized routing providing low-stress routes. This paper aims to investigate stress sensations of cyclists through quantifying physiological measurements and their spatial correlation as an intersubjective indicator for perceived bikeability. We developed an automated workflow for stress detection and aggregation, and validated it in a case study in the city of Salzburg, Austria. Our results show that measured stress generally matches reported stress perception and can thus be considered a valuable addition to mobility planning processes.

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Bicyclists’ preferences for route characteristics and crowding in Copenhagen – A choice experiment study of commuters

Cited by 41 publications

References 14 publications

How do cyclists make their way? - A GPS-based revealed preference study in Copenhagen

How do cyclists make their way? - A GPS-based revealed preference study in Copenhagen

Safety-oriented Practices of Adult Bicycle Ridersin Brooklyn, New York USA: An Interview Study

Evaluating Urban Bicycle Infrastructures through Intersubjectivity of Stress Sensations Derived from Physiological Measurements

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