Citation

Asadi-Shekari Z, Moeinaddini M, Zaly Shah M. Traffic Injury Prev. 2015; 16(3): 283-288.

Affiliation

Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD), Faculty of Built Environment , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , 81310 , Skudai , Johor , Malaysia ., aszohreh2@live.utm.my.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2014.936010

PMID

24983474

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this research are to conceptualize the Bicycle Safety Index (BSI) that considers all of the parts of the streets and to propose a universal guideline with micro- scale details.

METHOD: A point system method comparing existing safety facilities to a defined standard is proposed to estimate the BSI. Two streets in Singapore and Malaysia are chosen to examine this model.

RESULTS: The majority of previous measurements to evaluate street conditions for cyclists usually cannot cover all parts of streets, including segments and intersections. Previous models also did not consider all safety indicators and cycling facilities at a micro-level in particular. This study introduces a new concept of a practical BSI to complete previous studies using its practical, easy to follow, point system-based outputs.

CONCLUSIONS: This practical model can be used in different urban settings to estimate the level of safety for cycling and suggest some improvements based on the standards.

Language: en