eprintid: 4271
rev_number: 6
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datestamp: 2023-07-19 06:53:59
lastmod: 2023-07-19 06:53:59
status_changed: 2023-07-19 06:53:59
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Nitu, Dara
creators_id: S4480945
creators_email: d.t.nitu@student.rug.nl
title: Protected bicycle lanes and cyclists’ perceptions of safety: a case study of Groningen and Berlin
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Currently, sustainable mobility options are on the rise in cities as governments actively promote public transportation, cycling and walking over private motor vehicles. In particular, cities have focused on incentivizing cycling by building adequate infrastructure to improve road safety and decrease real and perceived accident risk. This paper explores the effect of protected bicycle lanes on cyclists’ perceptions of safety in Groningen as well as how these lanes can be implemented in Berlin. Groningen is chosen to better understand the impact of protected bicycle lanes on safety perception in a city where a cycling culture is well-established. Meanwhile, research in Berlin gives insight into the challenges of implementing a bicycle lane network and how the size of a city impacts it. Moreover, Groningen serves as a more advanced example from which Berlin can learn. Two surveys were created for data collection: one in Groningen and one in Berlin. Additionally, government documents and websites were used to complete the research for Berlin. The paper discovers that safety when cycling is defined by the participants as feeling relaxed and having a low risk of accidents. Road safety in Groningen is still a concern and the most preferred form of separation seems to be a curb, as it provides a vertical component and does not leave cyclists feeling entrapped. Lastly, the main challenges highlighted in Berlin regarding implementation are making the lanes wide enough as well as creating a network throughout the city. These insights underline the indispensability of a physical, vertical separation when constructing bicycle lanes and the importance of creating a network for increased road safety and higher cycling incentives.
date: 2023
pages: 39
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Lamker, C.W.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Engaging Society
tutors_email: C.W.Lamker@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: sustainable mobility
keywords_local: protected bicycle lanes
keywords_local: bicycle lane network
keywords_local: cyclists’ safety perceptions
keywords_local: road safety
keywords_local: spatial redistribution
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-18
citation:   Nitu, Dara  (2023) Protected bicycle lanes and cyclists’ perceptions of safety: a case study of Groningen and Berlin.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4271/1/Dara%20Nitu_S4480945_Bachelor%27s%20thesis%20final.pdf