UW Milwaukee Study - Infrastructure investment improves safety
07-31-17, 12:18 PM
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UW Milwaukee Study - Infrastructure investment improves safety
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/curated/study-confirms-investment-in-pedestrian-and-bicyclist
07-31-17, 03:14 PM
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Good to see that safe bike infrastructure pays off.
I'm not finding the original article, except in Abstract & Summary. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28599135
It does mention a few things. They apparently excluded a number of "outliers". There also was confounding data with a greater elderly population (Florida?)
There are a number of routes that I used to ride in Portland which were particularly wicked. New bike paths has made them much more pleasant for riding, and probably safer due to separated pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure.
It also should provide positive benefit for vehicles not having to do dangerous maneuvers passing cyclists.
I'm not finding the original article, except in Abstract & Summary. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28599135
It does mention a few things. They apparently excluded a number of "outliers". There also was confounding data with a greater elderly population (Florida?)
There are a number of routes that I used to ride in Portland which were particularly wicked. New bike paths has made them much more pleasant for riding, and probably safer due to separated pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure.
It also should provide positive benefit for vehicles not having to do dangerous maneuvers passing cyclists.
08-01-17, 06:17 AM
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Here is the link I believe the OP was trying to post...
Study confirms investment in pedestrian and bicyclist safety pays off | The Milwaukee Independent
The thing is, the link doesn't offer a connection to real data, and is actually a pretty skimpy news report.
Study confirms investment in pedestrian and bicyclist safety pays off | The Milwaukee Independent
The thing is, the link doesn't offer a connection to real data, and is actually a pretty skimpy news report.
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Presentation given at TRB's 10th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety last December:
Comparison of Metropolitan Region Pedestrian & Bicyclist Fatality Risk
What jumped out is that New York City is a dangerous place to bicycle. Huh.
Noisy numerator (FARS Bicycle Fatalities), Noisy denominator (NHTS Trip Data), and Noisy aggregation (MSA).
This is what New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area looks like:
New York Metropolitan Area Counties 2013 [Public domain], by DEIDATVM, US Census Bureau (US Census Bureau), from Wikimedia Commons
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Comparison of Metropolitan Region Pedestrian & Bicyclist Fatality Risk
What jumped out is that New York City is a dangerous place to bicycle. Huh.
Noisy numerator (FARS Bicycle Fatalities), Noisy denominator (NHTS Trip Data), and Noisy aggregation (MSA).
This is what New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area looks like:
New York Metropolitan Area Counties 2013 [Public domain], by DEIDATVM, US Census Bureau (US Census Bureau), from Wikimedia Commons
-mr. bill
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