Citation

de Waard D, Prey A, Mohr AK, Westerhuis F. Transp. Res. F Traffic Psychol. Behav. 2020; 68: 285-292.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trf.2019.11.010

PMID

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Abstract

Thirty-seven young adult participants completed a bicycle ride through the city of Groningen. Behaviour of Dutch and non-Dutch cyclists was compared in three conditions: on a control track (i.e. a one-way bicycle path), on a complex intersection, and on a roundabout. Basic bicycle control of the two groups did not differ, neither did reported invested mental effort. However, non-Dutch participants made more serious errors in the experiment and reported to have had more crashes previous to the experiment. It is concluded that the performance of non-Dutch cyclists who continue cycling upon arrival in a new country, does not differ on the control level, but at the higher manoeuvre level more performance errors were observed in the non-Dutch group.

Language: en

Keywords

Accidents; Crashes; Cycling; Lane control; New residents; Student; Traffic safety