May 2012
FHWA-SA-12-018
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1. Report No. FHWA FHWA-SA-12-018 |
2. Government Accession No. |
3. Recipient’s Catalog No. |
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4. Title and Subtitle Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists |
5. Report Date May 2012 |
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6. Performing Organization Code |
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7. Authors Dan Nabors, Elissa Goughnour, Libby Thomas, William DeSantis, Michael Sawyer |
8. Performing Organization Report No. |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) |
10. Work Unit No. |
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11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61- 10-D-00022 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report July 2010 – May 2012 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code HSST |
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15. Supplementary Notes: The Task Manager for this report was Richard Schaffer (FHWA Office of Safety). The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center was a subcontractor for this report. The project team gratefully acknowledges the input provided by the technical working group over the course of this project. These individuals include: Craig Allred, Rebecca Crowe, Yon Lambert, Lauren Marchetti, Richard Moeur, Gabe Rousseau, Michael Sanders, Cara Seiderman, Tom Trowbridge, and Mighk Wilson. Contributions were also made by the following: Daniel Lovas, Kevin Moriarty, Jakob Helmboldt, Billy Hattaway, Matthew Carmody, Janet Jenkins, and Noah Bernstein. Images were provided by Dan Nabors, William DeSantis, Libby Thomas, Michael Sawyer, Matthew Carmody, and Jonathan Maus. Graphic design was provided by Jorge Quinones. |
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16. Abstract Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are a formal safety examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and are conducted by an independent, experienced, multidisciplinary team. The purpose of the Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists is to provide transportation agencies and RSA teams with a better understanding of the safety of cyclists in the transportation system when conducting an RSA. These Guidelines present the RSA team with an overview of basic principles of the safety of cyclists and potential issues affecting cyclists. They also provide information on how to conduct an RSA and effectively assess the safety of cyclists. Prompt lists describe safety considerations when conducting a cyclist-specific RSA. These Guidelines will help RSA teams evaluate and suggest a multimodal approach to safety by improving the safety of cyclists and all roadway users. |
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17. Key Words Cyclist safety, bicycle safety, multimodal, road safety audit, prompt lists |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages: 87 |
22. Price |
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