Study on the cyclist behavior at signalized intersections

Author

Huang, Ling ; Wu, Jianping

Author_Institution

Traffic & Transp. Coll., Northern Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

12-15 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

317

Abstract

A study on the cyclist behavior at signal-controlled intersection was conducted to determine the behavioral characteristics representative. The study focused on the cyclists´ behavior at signalized intersections including: the crossing speeds, crossing gap/lag acceptance behavior and group riding behavior. Traffic data were collected by using video cameras from a wide and complex intersection. Statistical analysis of data was conducted to determine the characteristics of bicycle traffic crossing speeds, gap/lag acceptance and group riding. Interesting group behavior of cyclists at signal-controlled intersection was discovered and analyzed. The results are useful for understanding the performance of mixed traffic at signalized intersections and building microscopic simulation models.

Keywords

behavioural sciences; human factors; road traffic; road vehicles; statistical analysis; transportation; behavioral characteristics; bicycle traffic crossing speeds; crossing gap acceptance behavior; crossing lag acceptance behavior; cyclist behavior; group riding behavior; microscopic simulation models; signal controlled intersection; signalized intersections; statistical analysis; traffic data; video cameras; Automobiles; Bicycles; Data analysis; Digital cameras; Educational institutions; Microscopy; Roads; Signal analysis; Transportation; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8125-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITSC.2003.1251970

Filename

1251970