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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Bicycle Commuting"”.
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Cycling in the Crescent City: An exploration of the spatial variation in bicycle commuting in New Orleans
<p>This thesis examines the spatial variation in bicycle commuting across New Orleans. It identifies where in the city bicycle commuting is most and least prevalent. It also explores factors that are promoting and discouraging utilitarian bicycling. A review of existing literature on variables …
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An Aggregate Measure of Bicycle Commuting and its Relationship with Heart Disease Prevalence in the United States
United States bicycle commuting rates are low compared to similarly developed countries like the Netherlands and Denmark. However, bicycle commuting shows promise for positive health outcomes, especially those related to chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Little research …
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The Influence of Urban Form, Socio-Demographics, And Transit-Oriented Development on Journey-to-Work Characteristics
… between the share of public transit and walking/bicycle commuting and variables representing three categories: urban form measures, socio-demographic and household characteristics, and the presence of a transit-oriented development. These relationships were examined in thirteen metropolitan …
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Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Increasing Numbers of Bicycle Commuters on Bicycle-Automobile Collisions
The idea that increasing the numbers of bicycle and pedestrians in an area lowers the automobile collision risk for individual cyclists and pedestrians is called the safety in numbers effect. This paper applies the safety in numbers effect to bicycling and pedestrian commuters in California cities …
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Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Increasing Numbers of Bicycle Commuters on Bicycle-Automobile Collisions
The idea that increasing the numbers of bicycle and pedestrians in an area lowers the automobile collision risk for individual cyclists and pedestrians is called the safety in numbers effect. This paper applies the safety in numbers effect to bicycling and pedestrian commuters in California cities …
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Improving the aesthetic and other experiential design aspects of bicycle paths in Western Australia
… of effective and efficient infrastructure for bicycles is seen as a vital step for achieving higher participation rates. A major component of the nation’s bicycle infrastructure is the growing networks of paved paths and natural surface trails located in both urban and regional areas. A …
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Bicycle Travel, Injury Risk and Conspicuity. Application of Epidemiological Methods
… associated with the danger of motorised traffic. Bicycle-motor vehicle collisions often result from the driver’s failure to detect the cyclist in time, suggesting that conspicuity may be a contributing factor. Conspicuity can be categorised into physical conspicuity and attention conspicuity. The …
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Investigating characteristics in a spatial context that contribute to where bicycle accidents occur
… benefits that are associated with the use of bicycles as a form of transportation. Despite these benefits, the use of the bicycle for day to day transportation remains relatively low outside of European and Asian countries, with one of the main barriers to encouraging more people to cycle more …