BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System

2006Redmon, TamaraPDFTech ReportFHWA-SA-05-006DTFH61-99-X-00003Bicycle safetyCountermeasuresCase studiesBicycle facilitiesUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationHunter, William W.Thomas, LibbyStutts, Jane C.United States. Federal Highway AdministrationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Highway Safety Research CenterFegan, John C.Redmon, TamaraBoodlal, LeversonNabors, DanDaul, MichaelGillenwater, ZoeKendall, P.Silva, Armand J.Tharpe, DwayneFederal Highway AdministrationBIKESAFE is an expert system that is divided into sections titled\u201cResources\u201dand\u201cTools.\u201d This report is the counterpart to PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System. The \u201cResources\u201d section includes a variety of background information, and \u201cTools\u201d includes 50 engineering, education, enforcement, and support countermeasures or treatments that may be implemented to improve bicyclist safety and mobility.Also included are more than 50 case studies that illustrate these concepts applied in practice in a number of communities throughout the United States. This system and the content of this guide are included on the enclosed CD and are available online at http://safety.fhwa. dot.gov/bikesafe and at http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikesafe.The system allows the user to refine his or her selection of treatments on the basis of site characteristics, such as geometric features and operating conditions, and the type of safety problem or desired behavioral change.The purpose of the system is to provide the most applicable information for identifying safety and mobility needs and improving conditions for bicyclists within the public right-of-way. BIKESAFE is intended primarily for engineers, planners,safety professionals,and decisionmakers, but it may also be used by citizens for identifying problems and recommending solutions for their communities.92