Carsten Wass presented on Cycling and Traffic - Road Safety Principles at the City of [Bike] for City Seminar held in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 11, 2013. The Seminar was held as part of EMBARQ Turkey's BikeLab project. Wass' presentation was given during Session 2 of the Seminar, "Planing and Design of Urban Bike Roads."

1. CONSIA
CYCLING AND TRAFFIC - ROAD SAFETY
PRINCIPLES

2. RISK OF AN ACCIDENT
6-8 times higher for cyclists than
car drivers per km
But this is by far compensated by
the health benefit from cycling
CONSIA

3. ACCIDENT SHADOW NUMBERS
Chart Title
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Moped
Motorcycle
Truck
Van
Car
0
5000
Police
CONSIA
10000
Emergency Ward
Injuries 2009
15000
Hospital
20000

4. Other vehicle
4%
Car
11%
Other bicycle
5%
Single accident
80%

5. CYCLISTS ARE VULNERABLE
Infrastructure
• Paths
• Tracks
Vehicle
• Bicycle (lamps, reflexes)
• Cars
• Lorries
Rider
• Training
• Protection (helmet, airbag)
CONSIA

6. BICYCLE PATHS
Should be as direct as possible
Even surface
Divided from other traffic flow
For bicycles only
One directional only
CONSIA

7. WHAT WORKS?
Significant drop in injuries in car-bicycle accidents
Reduction of car traffic in shared streets
Speed reduction
Traffic safety improvements on streets
Intersection improvements
Use of cycle helmets or airbags
Safer cars
CONSIA

8. Koçaeli
Not only: what works
but also how it is made
Rio de Janeiro

9. Koçaeli
CONSIA
Konya

10. Kayseri
CONSIA
Kayseri

11. PARKING ALONG CYCLE TRACK
CONSIA

12. SAFETY IN JUNCTIONS
Retracted stop
line for vehicles
CONSIA
Coloured lanes
across junction
Pre-green for
cyclists

13. ACCIDENTS WITH RIGHT-TURNING TRUCKS
CONSIA

14. BLIND SPOTS FROM LORRY
Restricted view for truck
driver
Yellow: Non-visible area
CONSIA

15. PILOT PROJECT TO IMPROVE SAFETY

LED light to help truck drivers noticing
cyclists when turning right
CONSIA

16. VARIABLE SIGNS
Right-turning
large vehicle
Lights up when
there is a large
vehicle in the
right-turn lane
CONSIA

17. CYCLE SUPER HIGHWAYS
A Cycle Super Highway is targeted at commuters' needs
Gives the same high standard all the way
Designed to be the most direct route with least stops
Comfort is a high priority
• Smooth pavement
• High maintenance level
• Green waves
• Countdown signals
• Bicycle pumps and footrests
CONSIA

18. 500km are planned
2 are in operation
Second route 21km
CONSIA
First route 17km