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原文传递 Development of Rural Bicycle Compatibility Index. Final rept.

题名：	Development of Rural Bicycle Compatibility Index. Final rept.
作者：	Jones-E.G.
关键词：	Bikeways-; Motor-vehicles; *Rural-areas.;Compatibility-; Bicycle-lanes; Bicycle-safety; Traffic-flow; Bikeway-planning; Travel-time; Traffic-engineering; Nebraska-; Urban-areas; Transportation-planning; Research-projects; Accident-prevention; Vehicle-bicycle-collisions; Implementation-.
摘要：	The development of a rural bicycle compatibility index (RBCI) is described. A recent Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) research project developed a Bicycle Compatibility Index (BCI). This index was developed for urban and suburban roadway segments and incorporated those variables that bicyclists typically use to assess how compatible a roadway segment is for travel by bicycle. The FHWA BCI can be used by bicycle coordinators, transportation planners, traffic engineers, and others to evaluate existing facilities to determine what improvements may be required, as well as the geometric and operational requirements for new facilities to achieve the desired level of bicycle service. The objective of this thesis is to develop a rural equivalent of the BCI. Roadways in rural Nebraska were used to develop the RBCI. Although the specific results of this work are clearly applicable to Nebraska and other similar rural areas, the general methodology and concepts could easily be used to develop a more general RBCI that would have national applicability. An RBCI will provide bicycle coordinators, transportation planners, traffic engineers, and others the capability to better plan and design bicycle compatible roadways. Specifically, an RBCI model can be used for operational evaluation, design, and planning.
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