JSTE Journal of Traffic Engineering
Online ISSN : 2187-2929
ISSN-L : 2187-2929
Special Edition A (Research Paper)
An Analysis of Near-miss Accidents related to Two-way Bicycle Traffic on Sidewalk - Conflict Evaluation Using Taxis’ Driving Recorder Data -
Noritake HARADATomoyuki INAGAKISatoru KOBAYAKAWAHideo YAMANAKA
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2018 Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages A_23-A_29

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It's pointed out that drivers have to pay more attention for two-way traffic of bicycles on a sidewalk which many bicycles users pass through as customary in Japan. In this study, it is intended to identify the dangerousness of twoway traffic of bicycles on a sidewalk by analyzing near-miss accidents which were recorded a behavior on a driving recorder in case of heavy braking occurred. <br/>From the macro-analysis focusing on bicycle behavior, it is observed the difference of incidents condition based on passing positions of bicycle. It is also observed the difference of near-miss accidents type based on passing direction of bicycle. Furthermore, on an analysis of near-miss accidents on left turn vehicles at the signalized intersections of arterial streets, it is clear that a reversing bicycle on a sidewalk has a high risk because it conflicts with a vehicle more closely than the bicycle passing right way.

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