understanding bicycle transportation: supporting the cycling behavior spectrum

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UnderstandingBicycle

Transportation:Supporting the Cycling Behavior

Spectrum

Dan Gutierrez & Brian DeSousa


Preface I: Handouts


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• Accomplished Cyclists– Over 100k miles of year round, day/night arterial commuting

– Diverse bike types, trips, solo & group riding

• Experienced Traffic Cycling Educators

– League Certified Instructors (LCIs)

– Developed novel training materials/methods to exploit video

• Veteran Cycling Advocates– CABO board members CA legislative and CBAC input

– Helped cities & counties to develop bicycle master plans (BMP)

DC

• On-bike Video Technology Pioneers– Custom hardware (bike/camera rig) & video editing techniques

– Created new cycling skills for stable helmet camera video

Preface II: Our Credentials

• Practicing Engineers– Dan: satellite engineer; Brian: chemical engineer

– Written specs/standards & overseen development


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Overview

Top Level Policies/Goals

Cycling Behavior Spectrum

Bicycle Driver Behavior Importance

Crash Risk vs Cyclist Behavior

The 6Es of Bicycling Support

Inclusive Planning/Engineering


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Overview

Key Level Policies/Goals


Driver Behavior Importance




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CA Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking

• Topic III. INTEGRATING BICYCLING …:“Attaining the Blueprint’s goals depends on successful integration

of bicycling … into all programs and projects that affect existing and proposed transportation systems.”

• Topic III. INTEGRATING BICYCLING …; D. Strategic Objectives; 6. Increased Professional Education:

“Bicycle … issues should be integrated into mainstream engineering, landscape architecture, and planning programs.

Curricula for transportation and land use must present … bicycling as normal, expected, efficient, and desirable modes.

Continuing education for professionals in related fields should be encouraged.”


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CA Vehicle Code – Access

• Where can bicyclists legally operate– CVC 21200 – Bicyclists have the same rights and duties as

other drivers to follow the rules of the road.– CVC 21 – Requires statewide uniformity of the CVC; allowing

deviations when “expressly authorized” by code sections– Thus bicyclists may and do operate on all roads open to

motorized traffic, except…• Only CVC “express authority” to prohibit or restrict access

– CVC 21960 – Caltrans & Local Agencies may prohibit or restrict bicycling on freeways or expressways.

• Default CVC Restriction with option to permit access– CVC 23330 – Toll Bridges/Highways (by Caltrans)


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Streets & Highways Code

• Section 888

The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for nonmotorized transportation traffic …, unless it provides a reasonable, safe, and convenient alternate route or such a route exists.

M O’Mara 5/9/2010recommend … a photo illustrating each code section to minimize reading pure text.


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Streets & Highways Code

• Section 888.2

The department shall also incorporate nonmotorized transportation facilities in the design of freeways on the state highway system along corridors where nonmotorized facilities do not exist, … , which shall primarily benefit bicyclists rather than other highway users.

M O’Mara 5/9/2010A photo of a bike path or a shoulder open to bicyclists within a freeway right of way would be good for this section.


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DD-64-R1 Key Concepts• Intent:To ensure that travelers of all ages and abilities

can move safely and efficiently along and across a network of “complete streets.”

• Complete Street:

A transport facility (rural, suburban, and urban) that is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for bicyclists, appropriate to the function and context of the facility.

• Duties of State and Local Agencies:To provide for the safety and mobility needs of

all who have legal access to the transportation system.

Picture of relevant facility



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US DOT Policy Statement I

• Full Title:United States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regs and Recommendations

• Policy Statement:– Incorporate safe and convenient bicycling

facilities into transportation projects.

– Every transportation agency has the responsibility to improve conditions for bicycling and integrate it into their transportation systems.

– Transportation agencies are encouraged to go beyond minimum standards to provide safe & convenient facilities for these modes. [This does not mean violating standards, it refers to widths and other minimum quantities]




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US DOT Policy Statement II

• Recommended Actions (CA Relevant):– Considering bicycling as equal with other

transportation modes

– Ensure transportation choices for people of all ages & abilities, especially children

– Going beyond minimum design standards

– Integrating bicycle accommodation on new, rehabilitated, and limited-access bridges

– Collecting data on walking and biking trips

– Setting mode share targets for bicycling and tracking them over time

– Improving nonmotorized facilities during maintenance projects




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Overview

Top Level Policies/Goals







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Why Behavior Matters

• Complete Street for bicycling:

A transportation facility, planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for bicyclists

• How to plan/design for safe mobility for bicyclists?– Safe mobility depends on bicyclist behavior– Law allows multiple highway mobility behaviors

• Bicyclist behavior can described as a spectrum (see next slide)



IndividualCycling Behavior(paved public facilities)

EdgeBehavior

PedestrianBehavior

DriverBehavior

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Driver Behavior• Behave as “bicycle drivers” by integrating with road traffic• Obey driver rules: with flow, pass on left, lane control, optional sharing

Rights and Duties asReplacement for clip

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Driver Behavior – Facilities

Pictures ofTravel Lanes/Turn LanesBicycle BoulevardShared Lane Marking or Sharrow

Should we add bicyclist lane position slidePrimary, Secondary – Now Driver and Edge

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Edge Behavior• Ride near the pavement edge, to the right of motorized traffic• Special far to right/bike lane rules, pass on right, use of ped areas

Add additional clips ofHybrid behavior NB and Cyclist with kid carrier on Sand Cyn and GuidesRiding at edge in LB

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Edge Behavior – Facilities

Pictures ofWOLShouldersBike Lanes

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Pedestrian Behavior

• Behave as “rolling peds” on sidewalks, paths; avoid roadways• Follow ped rules: will face traffic, expect priority in crosswalks, etc.

Add additional clips ofPedestrian behavior

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Pedestrian Behavior – Facilities

Pictures ofSide-PathShared Use PathSidewalk


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Overview







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• Gives cyclists the same benefits as other drivers:


• Over a century of US bicycle driving heritage – Bicyclists have driver rights in all 50 states, yet few realize this fact

– Driver rights in place since Eno’s first traffic laws for NYC in 1903!

– Same Rules Predictable, low risk traffic movements

– Same Rights To use travel lanes as other drivers

– Same Roads Access to all destinations

Emphasize road network.Bicyclists use all streets:Designated Routes Mindset


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Bicycle Driver Principle

Cyclists have Driver

Rights and Duties

by law (21200)

and should

Act and be

Treated

as Drivers

on Public Roads


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To Act as a Driver

Cyclists must learn: Traffic Skills

1. Bike Control

2. Rule

Compliance

3. Lane Position

4. Hazard

Avoidance

5. Injury

Reduction

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