New study of 508 one-way London streets with a bike lane:
"Crash rates are identical whether the cyclist is traveling with flow or contraflow."
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106895
(Thanks to David Zipper)
Contraflow cycling crash risk identical to with-flow
Contraflow cycling crash risk identical to with-flow
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Re: Contraflow cycling crash risk identical to with-flow
And not necessarily with a bike lane - just an exemption from the one way order.
Of course if those segments are just as safe either way then any one-way street that doesn't permit contraflow cycling will unnecessarily increase the risk to cyclists, because the alternative route will increase the distance (an thus exposure to risk) a cyclist has to travel to reach their destination.
Of course if those segments are just as safe either way then any one-way street that doesn't permit contraflow cycling will unnecessarily increase the risk to cyclists, because the alternative route will increase the distance (an thus exposure to risk) a cyclist has to travel to reach their destination.