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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Driver Behavior When Overtaking Cyclists Riding in Different Group Configurations on Two-Lane Rural Roads.

Ana María Pérez-Zuriaga, Sara Moll, Griselda López, Alfredo García

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Hospitalizations After Bicycle Accidents: Injury Patterns, Severity and Costs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  5. Evaluation of the Influence of Road Geometry on Overtaking Cyclists on Two-Lane Rural Roads.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Ana María Pérez-ZuriagaHighway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8434-1106
Sara MollHighway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
Griselda LópezHighway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9012-0599
Alfredo GarcíaHighway Engineering Research Group, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1345-3685

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of cyclists on Spanish rural roads is ever increasing and currently frequent, and thus becoming a serious safety concern. In rural environments, the risk of a crash is higher than in rural areas. The main cause is the higher speed of motor vehicles during overtaking manoeuvres. This manoeuvre is especially challenging when cyclists ride in groups as they may change size, length, shape, and speed along their route. These variables and those related to road cross-section can influence driver behaviour when overtaking a group of cyclists. To study this, instrumented bicycles were used to ride along five road segments with different geometric and traffic characteristics. Cyclists rode individually and in groups. Overtaking was evaluated by analysing the lateral distance, the speed, and other characteristics of the manoeuvre. Wider roads presented higher lateral clearances and overtaking speeds. Narrower roads had a high opposing lane invasion but a high level of compliance with the minimum lateral clearance. A higher clearance and lower speed of overtaking vehicles was registered when cyclists rode in line. Compliance with the 1.5 m clearance depended on the group configuration, being higher when cyclists rode in line. However, overtaking cyclists riding two abreast presented more accelerative manoeuvres, especially on narrow roads.

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Accidents, TrafficAutomobile DrivingAccelerationBicyclingEnvironment DesignHumansMotor Vehiclescyclist groupgeometric designinstrumented bicycleovertaking cyclistssafetytwo-lane rural road

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PMID34886522
PMCPMC8657691

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