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Traffic Reduction

The document discusses several strategies for reducing traffic and improving safety for cyclists. It describes diverting through-traffic away from roads used by cyclists, implementing traffic calming measures like speed limits and shared spaces to reduce speeds, and addressing issues with one-way street systems. It also discusses designing intersections and junctions to be less hostile to cyclists, using signposting specifically for bicyclists, and providing secure and convenient bicycle parking facilities.

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Traffic Reduction

The document discusses several strategies for reducing traffic and improving safety for cyclists. It describes diverting through-traffic away from roads used by cyclists, implementing traffic calming measures like speed limits and shared spaces to reduce speeds, and addressing issues with one-way street systems. It also discusses designing intersections and junctions to be less hostile to cyclists, using signposting specifically for bicyclists, and providing secure and convenient bicycle parking facilities.

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Trafficreduction

Removingtrafficcanbeachievedbystraightforwarddiversionoralternatively
reduction.
Diversioninvolvesroutingthroughtrafficawayfromroadsusedbyhighnumbersof
cyclistsandpedestrians.Examplesofdiversionincludetheconstructionofarterial
bypassesandringroadsaroundurbancentres
Trafficcalming
Speedreductionhastraditionallybeenattemptedbystatutoryspeedlimits.
Recentimplementationsofsharedspaceschemeshavedeliveredsignificanttraffic
speedreductions.Thereductionsaresustainable,withouttheneedforspeedlimits
orspeedlimitenforcement.
Onewaystreets
Onewaystreetsystemscanbeviewedaseitheraproductoftrafficmanagementthat
focusesontryingtokeepmotorizedvehiclesmovingregardlessofthesocialandother
impacts,suchasbysomecyclingcampaigners
Onewaystreetscandisadvantagecyclistsbyincreasingtriplength,delaysandhazards
associatedwithweavingmaneuversatjunctions
Intersection/Junctiondesign
Ingeneral,junctiondesignsthatfavourhigherspeedturning,weavingandmerging
movementsbymotoriststendtobehostileforcyclists.
Featuressuchaslargeentrycurvature,sliproadsandhighflowroundaboutsare
associatedwithincreasedriskofcarcyclistcollisions
ProtectedintersectionanotherapproachwhichtheNetherlandsinnovatedis
calledinNorthAmericaprotectedintersectionwhichreconfiguresintersections
toreducerisktocyclistsastheycrossorturn.
Bikeboxoranadvancedstoplineisadesignatedareaattheheadofatraffic
laneatasignalizedintersectionthatprovidesbicyclistswithasafeandvisible
waytogetaheadofqueuingtrafficduringtheredsignalphase
Signposting
Inmanyplacesworldwidespecialsignpostsforbicyclesareusedtoindicatedirections
anddistancestodestinationsforcyclists
Tripendfacilities
Assecureandconvenientbicycleparkingisakeyfactorininfluencingaperson's
decisiontocycle,decentparkinginfrastructuremustbeprovidedtoencouragethe
uptakeofcycling.
Decentbicycleparkinginvolvesweatherproofinfrastructuresuchaslockers,stands,
mannedorunmannedbicycleparks,aswellasbikeparkingfacilitieswithinworkplaces
tofacilitatebicyclecommuting.

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