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Safer junction/ crossing Safe junction and crossing Compiled by: Francis Chu / LovecyclingSG contact: [email protected]

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Page 1: Safer junction and crossing

Safer junction/ crossing

Safe junction and crossing

Compiled by: Francis Chu / LovecyclingSG contact: [email protected]

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For safety, all users need:

- one time, one attention point

- minimum 3 sec. before potential risk

- if fail, fail-safely

* 3 sec. = 42m @ 50km/h = 24m @ 30km/h = 12.5m @ 15km/h

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Fatal accident

2013 Jan

Serious accident

2014 Jan

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AMK cycling network - crossings

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Stressful junction, 2 x blind spotsDriver distracted

Pedestrian unaware

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Stressful crossing - 2 x blind spots

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Safety improvement

● Less stressful for driver.

● Good line-of-sight between

driver and crossing people.

● Shorter crossing distance for

pedestrians.

buffer for driver.

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Amsterdam

buffer for driver.

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Japan

buffer for driver.

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Improvement for safe crossing

● Shift crossing ~8m away from junction

● Add “island” at centre of road entrance

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more safe crossing ideas

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hump-zebra, narrow lane

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Small turning radius