Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an Intersection
Bicycle traffic flow suffers from the impact of tracks at an intersection in which a modern streetcar route is laid. The primary objective of this study involves discussing the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling through an intersection and developing a quantitative approach to calculate...
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
2019-02-01
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| author | Baojie Wang Xiangbei Xue Xiaojian Hu |
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| description | Bicycle traffic flow suffers from the impact of tracks at an intersection in which a modern streetcar route is laid. The primary objective of this study involves discussing the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling through an intersection and developing a quantitative approach to calculate bicycle delay. Field investigations are conducted at eight sites in Nanjing and Shenyang, China. The sites are related to five intersections. Two of the five intersections are designed with a central modern streetcar style of track. Other two intersections operate on a roadside style of track and the last intersection is without tracks. The impact of the differences in bicycle speed are tested at each site based on the observed data. The results show that modern streetcar tracks exert a significant influence on bicycle speed and bicycling behavior and lead to delay, discomfort and unsafe conditions. Furthermore, a model is proposed to predict bicycle delay caused by modern streetcar tracks. The proposed model achieved a relatively accurate prediction. The findings of this study help in adequately understanding the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling. The results also suggest that longer crossing times should be used in signal design for bicycling at an intersection in which a modern streetcar route is laid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1aff000bf5884d2da77db86c5733b4e12022-12-21T20:02:15ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic SciencesPromet (Zagreb)0353-53201848-40692019-02-01311495910.7307/ptt.v31i1.27852785Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an IntersectionBaojie Wang0Xiangbei Xue1Xiaojian Hu2Chang'an UniversityChang'an UniversitySoutheast UniversityBicycle traffic flow suffers from the impact of tracks at an intersection in which a modern streetcar route is laid. The primary objective of this study involves discussing the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling through an intersection and developing a quantitative approach to calculate bicycle delay. Field investigations are conducted at eight sites in Nanjing and Shenyang, China. The sites are related to five intersections. Two of the five intersections are designed with a central modern streetcar style of track. Other two intersections operate on a roadside style of track and the last intersection is without tracks. The impact of the differences in bicycle speed are tested at each site based on the observed data. The results show that modern streetcar tracks exert a significant influence on bicycle speed and bicycling behavior and lead to delay, discomfort and unsafe conditions. Furthermore, a model is proposed to predict bicycle delay caused by modern streetcar tracks. The proposed model achieved a relatively accurate prediction. The findings of this study help in adequately understanding the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling. The results also suggest that longer crossing times should be used in signal design for bicycling at an intersection in which a modern streetcar route is laid.https://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/2785modern streetcar tracksbicycling behaviorbicycle speedacceleration and decelerationbicycle delay |
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| title | Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an Intersection |
| title_full | Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an Intersection |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an Intersection |
| title_short | Evaluating the Impacts of Modern Streetcar Tracks on Bicycling Through an Intersection |
| title_sort | evaluating the impacts of modern streetcar tracks on bicycling through an intersection |
| topic | modern streetcar tracks bicycling behavior bicycle speed acceleration and deceleration bicycle delay |
| url | https://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/2785 |
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