{"id":454107,"date":"2022-05-27T18:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T18:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:52:28","slug":"new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard\/","title":{"rendered":"#New research highlights roundabouts as a cycling safety hazard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36a582e7278\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36a582e7278\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard\/#%E2%80%9CNew_research_highlights_roundabouts_as_a_cycling_safety_hazard%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New research highlights roundabouts as a cycling safety hazard&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard\/#Existing_research_offers_an_incomplete_picture_of_the_cyclist_roundabout_experience\" >Existing research offers an incomplete picture of the cyclist roundabout experience\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-research-highlights-roundabouts-as-a-cycling-safety-hazard\/#New_classes_of_vehicles_may_create_novel_challenges_for_road_harmony\" >New classes of vehicles may create novel challenges for road harmony<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_research_highlights_roundabouts_as_a_cycling_safety_hazard%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New research highlights roundabouts as a cycling safety hazard&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, new <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.via.nl\/data\/nl-NL\/9eeea102.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that roundabouts are overrepresented in bike accidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dutch traffic bureau <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.via.nl\/nl-NL\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> looked at registered accidents at intersections that involved cyclists between 2014 and 2021. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It found most of the intersection bike crashes in the Netherlands occur at roundabouts. Specifically, 12% of the total bike crashes involved intersections or almost one in eight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/xxufsq84dd?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roundabouts are designed to improve traffic flow \u2014 particularly for car drivers \u2014 by removing stop signs and traffic lights. They reduce the number of conflict points between road users, and the speed of vehicles at intersections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIA Traffic expert Erik Donkers told <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parool.nl\/nederland\/de-rotonde-heilige-graal-van-verkeersveiligheid-blijkt-toch-gevaarlijk-voor-fietsers~b116748a\/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Froad.cc%2F\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Het Parool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that with ebikes, cyclists no longer move at the same speed. This makes it more difficult for drivers to gauge whether they have time to enter the intersection:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cA roundabout is more complicated anyway: as a road user you have four conflict points. If a car hits a bicycle on a roundabout, even at low speed, things quickly go wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He suggests that the solution is changing current rules regarding priority at roundabouts, which now favor those on bicycles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cReversing the right of way gives the cyclist more responsibility and possibly prevents a false sense of safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Existing_research_offers_an_incomplete_picture_of_the_cyclist_roundabout_experience\"><\/span><strong>Existing research offers an incomplete picture of the cyclist roundabout experience\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1387662 size-featured_img js-lazy\" alt=\"roundabout at night\" width=\"796\" height=\"531\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-796x531.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-1592x1062.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash.jpeg 1640w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2022%2F05%2F27%2Froundabouts-dont-always-increase-cyclist-safety%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Research into roundabouts and cycling doesn\u2019t always offer clarity. Image credit: Stefan H\" data-title=\"Share Research into roundabouts and cycling doesn\u2019t always offer clarity. Image credit: Stefan H on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Research into roundabouts and cycling doesn\u2019t always offer clarity. Image credit: Stefan H on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Research into roundabouts and cycling doesn\u2019t always offer clarity. Image credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/2Lg3WqpsGxQ\">Stefan H<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1387662 size-featured_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-796x531.jpeg\" alt=\"roundabout at night\" width=\"796\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash-1592x1062.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/stephan-h-2Lg3WqpsGxQ-unsplash.jpeg 1640w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, Niranjan Poudel &amp; Patrick A. Singleton <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01441647.2021.1877207?journalCode=ttrv20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">performed a literature review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 49 different studies of bicycles and roundabouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in 2008, researchers in Belgium <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.3141\/2389-03\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that their installation led to a 27% increase in \u201cbicyclist injury collisions\u201d and an increase of 40% in severe or fatal injury crashes involving cyclists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Poudel &amp; Singleton note that many studies only analyze bicycle crash data or observe driver\/cyclist behaviors and interactions, which offer an incomplete picture of cycling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, only a few researchers surveyed cyclists\u2019 safety perceptions. For example, cyclists may avoid intersections because they perceive them as difficult to navigate or unsafe, and researchers should represent this in their data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, their research suggests that higher-speed, multi-lane roundabouts are the worst for cyclists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When cyclists \u201ctake the lane\u201d and operate like vehicles, they are more likely to experience difficulties with entering drivers who may have \u201clooked but failed to see\u201d (and thus failed to yield to) the cyclist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers contend that the safest roundabouts are small with larger or higher central islands, single lanes, low traffic speeds, and a low volume of motor vehicle traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_classes_of_vehicles_may_create_novel_challenges_for_road_harmony\"><\/span><strong>New classes of vehicles may create novel challenges for road harmony<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Road challenges are coming before we even think of autonomous vehicles. The next decade forecasts an influx of two-, three-, and four-wheel light electric vehicles from ebikes to autocycles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most are far smaller than standard cars (EV or ICE) and operate differently. Some can only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> in bike lanes, and others have free rein.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may experience some of the same challenges as cyclists when interacting with car drivers. Australian bike and motorcycle riders use the expression SMIDSY (Sorry mate, I didn\u2019t see you) as a common challenge in sharing the road with drivers. 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