2017 Volume 3 Issue 4 Pages A_15-A_21
"Guideline for creation of safety and comfort bicycle environment" published by The Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport and The National Police Agency appears the policy that bicycle network plan should be formed mainly by bicycle lanes and shared lanes on carriageway. Because, most of cyclists, however, are afraid of running on the carriageway in Japan, improvement of safety sense towards carriageway is needed to promote cycling on carriageway. The aim of this study is to make clear the relationship between cyclists' safety sense and the conditions of streets and traffic characteristics along bicycle space. WEB questionnaire survey showing the video from bicycles was carried out in order to search cyclists' safety sense for 22 streets of various type of bicycle infrastructure selected in Tokyo Metropolitan area. As results, factors related to overtaking behaviors are significant, and existence of bicycle lanes or shared space on roadway has effects on the safety sense.
