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T1 Analysis of the vehicle-bicycles interaction on two-lane rural roads using a driving simulator based on field data
A1 Dols, Juan F.
A1 Molina, Jaime
A1 Moll Montaner, Sara
A1 López Maldonado, Griselda
A1 Camacho Torregrosa, Francisco Javier
A1 García García, Alfredo
K1 Modelización
K1 Modelling
K1 Simulación
K1 Simulation
K1 Ciclistas
K1 Cyclists
K1 Ingeniería civil
K1 Civil engineering
K1 Transporte
K1 Transportation
AB The presence of cyclists on Spanish two-lane rural roads is common, so they have tointeract with motor vehicles. Due to the speed differential and vulnerability of cyclists,overtaking is one of the most dangerous and frequent interactions. Therefore, a minimumdistance of 1.5 m must be observed. The overtaking manoeuvre depends on road sectionand cyclist group distribution. Interaction between cyclists and vehicles has beencharacterized in the past but overtaking to cyclist groups has barely been studied. Thisstudy uses a driving simulator to analyse how the presence of cyclists and their groupconfiguration affect traffic operation and safety on two-lane rural roads. A fixed drivingsimulator has been adapted to incorporate cyclists, using speed and lateral positionobtained from field studies. Based on field data, a physical scenario and different trafficscenarios have been recreated, so volunteers can drive the simulator – emulating a motorvehicle – tracking their speed, lateral position, and other variables. These results can becompared to those observed for checking the validity of this methodology. The drivingsimulator offers some results which are difficult to obtain through other methodologies,enabling a better analysis of the phenomenon. By sorting different bicycle patterns andincluding several volunteers, the impact of bicycle pelotons on traffic performance andsafety can be characterized. This will help in offering recommendations to integratecyclists and motor vehicles in a safer way.
PB Universidad de Burgos. Servicio de Publicaciones e Imagen Institucional
SN 978-84-18465-12-3
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6928
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6928
LA eng
NO Trabajo presentado en: R-Evolucionando el transporte, XIV Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte (CIT 2021), realizado en modalidad online los días 6, 7 y 8 de julio de 2021, organizado por la Universidad de Burgos
NO This study was part of a research project titled “Improvement of safety and operation of twolane rural roads with cyclists (Bike2Lane)” (TRA 2016-8089-R) subsidized by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. In addition, the authors would like to thank the Road Department of the Valencian Provincial Council, and General Directorate of Traffic of Spain, for their cooperation in field data gathering.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 09-may-2024