Analysis of Passing Distances between Bicycles and Motorized Vehicles on Urban Arterials

Analysis of Passing Distances between Bicycles and Motorized Vehicles on Urban Arterials

Mehta, Kushal
From University of Waterloo Library
Date: 2015-01-21 (submitted on: 2015-01-20)

[…] Several US states and Canadian Provinces have introduced, or (as is the case in Ontario) are considering, legislation requiring that motorists provide a minimum of one meter of lateral clearance when overtaking and passing a cyclist. […] The model shows that the proportion of passing maneuvers that are unsafe increases as traffic demand increases, the distance between consecutive traffic signals becomes shorter, and traffic signal cycle lengths become longer. […]