Bicycle Transportation: A Handbook for Cycling Transportation EngineersThis new edition of John Forester's handbook for transportation policy makers and bicycling advocates has been completely rewritten to reflect changes of the last decade. It includes new chapters on European bikeway engineering, city planning, integration with mass transit and long-distance carriers, "traffic calming," and the art of encouraging private-sector support for bicycle commuting. A professional engineer and an avid bicyclist, John Forester combined those interests in founding the discipline of cycling transportation engineering, which regards bicycling as a form of vehicular transportation equal to any other form of transportation. Forester, who believes that riding a bicycle along streets with traffic is safer than pedaling on restricted bike paths and bike lanes, argues the case for cyclists' rights with zeal and with statistics based on experience, traffic studies, and roadway design standards. Over the nearly two decades since Bicycle Transportation was first published, he has brought about many changes in the national standards for highways, bikeways, bicycles, and traffic laws. His Effective Cycling Program continues to grow. |
Contents
Two Views in Cycling Transportation Engineering | 1 |
The Psychology of Beliefs about Cycling | 7 |
History and Demography of Modern Cycling | 15 |
History of Governmental Actions Regarding Cycling | 23 |
Cycling Accidents | 41 |
Parameters of Practical Cycling | 71 |
Systematic Traffic Law | 77 |
The Effect of Cyclists on Traffic | 87 |
Nighttime Protective Equipment and the Consumer Product Safety Commission | 169 |
Maps and Mapping | 181 |
Planning for the Future | 187 |
The Practice of Cycling Transportation Engineering | 189 |
Recommended Cycling Transportation Program | 201 |
Changing Governmental Policy | 215 |
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The Effect of Bikeways on Traffic | 97 |
Flow of Cycle Traffic | 109 |
Prediction of Cycling Traffic Volume | 113 |
Cyclist Proficiency and Cyclist Training | 117 |
The Bikeway Controversy | 127 |
European Bikeway Engineering and Design | 145 |
The Importance of Cycling Organizations | 153 |
Cycling and Environmentalism | 165 |
Common terms and phrases
References to this book
Integration of Bicycles and Transit Michael Baltes,Transit Cooperative Research Program Limited preview - 2005 |