Highlights ► Per capita measures of cyclist collision safety may misrepresent the relative and absolute risks of cycling. ► Cyclist risk per distance travelled is a useful and accurate measure of commuter cycling risk at small geographic scales. ► Commuter cycling risk per distance travelled can be calculated using geographic information systems.
Abstract Cycling is becoming an increasingly important transportation option for commuters. Cycling offers exercise opportunities and reduces the burden of motor vehicle travel on society. Mapping the risk of collision between cyclists and motor vehicles in urban areas is important to understanding safe cyclist route opportunities, making informed transportation planning decisions, and exploring patterns of injury epidemiology. To date, many geographic analyses and representations of cyclist risk have not taken the concept of exposure into account. Instead, risk is either expressed as a rate per capita, or as a count of events. Using data associated with the City of Hamilton, Canada, we illustrate a method for mapping commuter cyclist collision risk per distance travelled. This measure can be used to more realistically represent the underlying geography of cycling risk, and provide more geographically and empirically meaningful information to those interested in understanding how cycling safety varies over space.
Mapping commuter cycling risk in urban areas
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 45 ; 164-172
2011-12-11
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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