Tamminga, Jelle (2022) The perception of safety of international students cyclists in Groningen. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Cycling is a popular way of transportation in the city of Groningen. Groningen also has a large student population that is still growing. Perceived cycling safety determines if cyclists feel safe enough to cycle. News articles wrote that some international students do not feel safe enough to cycle in Groningen. This is why this research looks into how safe international students perceive cycling in Groningen to be. 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted. The conclusion is that international students perceive cycling in Groningen as safe. This is mainly due to the separated cycling lanes and the behavior of car drivers towards cyclists. The large number of other cyclists in the city does not have a negative impact on the perception of safety. The simultaneous green traffic light intersection is a unique intersection type to Groningen. SGI’s do not have a negative influence on the perception of safety. International students do have to get used to the SGI’s because it can feel chaotic. Bus drivers and scooters do have a negative impact on the perception of safety. A better knowledge of traffic rules could also prevent dangerous situations. This could be prevented if information about traffic rules would be provided by the university
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Miller, C.A. and Steen, P.J.M. van |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2022 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2022 09:38 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3978 |
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