Conference paper
Using on-road study data to explore the sequence of behaviours and factors involved in cyclists’ near collisions with other road users. The Road Safety Research
Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference
Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference: It always seems impossible until it's done, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia, 12-Nov-2014–14-Nov-2014)
Australasian College of Road Safety
2014
Abstract
Due to the frequency of near collisions with other road users, many Australian's perceive that cycling on the public road network is unsafe; this is a significant barrier to the uptake of cycling for transport (Fishman, Washington, & Haworth, 2012). Near collisions need to be better understood to identify appropriate countermeasures, improve cycling safety, and encourage cycling participation. The aim of this study was to investigate the sequence of behaviours and factors involved in cyclists' near collisions with other road users. Twenty cyclists rode a pre-defined urban route whilst providing concurrent think aloud verbal protocols and being filmed by a researcher travelling behind. Three researchers identified near collisions from the video footage, with a near collision defined as any conflict between moving road users or situation of very close proximity (Johnson et al., 2010). The data were then analysed to identify: 1) the type of conflict; and 2) the sequence of behaviours and contributory factors involved using a sequential model of crashes/near crashes (Guo et al., 2010) and an adapted version of Stanton and Salmon's (2009) taxonomy of driver error causal factors. The majority of near collisions occurred as cyclists approached or negotiated an intersection, as car drivers attempted to overtake the cyclist, and car drivers had to swerve or break to avoid a collision. All near collisions involved contributing factors relating to road layout; the majority also involved factors related to driver behaviour and the road rules. The implications for designing countermeasures to improve cycling safety are discussed.
Details
- Title
- Using on-road study data to explore the sequence of behaviours and factors involved in cyclists’ near collisions with other road users. The Road Safety Research
- Authors
- Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessM G Lenne (Author) - Monash UniversityGuy H Walker (Author) - Heriot-Watt University, United KingdomEryn L Grant (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessBridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference; 10
- Conference details
- Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference: It always seems impossible until it's done, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia, 12-Nov-2014–14-Nov-2014)
- Publisher
- Australasian College of Road Safety
- Date published
- 2014
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 The Author. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. This paper can be found in the online database of papers for this conference at http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449201402621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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