Each year there are about 1,000 road deaths in the Netherlands and many thousands of road users are injured. Fortunately, these numbers are slowly but surely declining. Compared with many other countries, Dutch traffic is among the safest in the world. However, good as it may be, there are still too many traffic casualties every year. Every year, a disaster occurs that society does not experience as such and therefore does not deal with as such. The average Dutchman does not really seem to care about all these anonymous deaths: road crashes are simply part of life.
Dutch National Bicycle Safety Research Agenda – p.1
Electric vehicles: road safety effects for cyclists – p.2
Column “Safety in numbers: more cyclists, lower risks?” – p.3
Cycling fatalities in blind spot crashes – p.4
Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment on bicycle safety – p.5
Infrastructure and bicycle crashes – p.6
Music and phone calls while cycling – p.8
Bicycle helmets: the pros and cons – p.9
From car to bicycle – p.10
Summary 1 Planning bicycle facilities 1.1 The role of the bicycle 1.2 Bicycle-friendly infrastructure 1.3 Integral design 1.4 A plan as the basis 2 Functional design 2.1 The cyclist as a design parameter 2.2 Main requirements for a bicycle-friendly infrastructure 2.3 Function, form and use 2.4 The bicycle and sustainable safety 3 Basic information 3.1 Bicycle dimensions 3.2 Dimensions of bicycle parking facilities 3.3 Speed, design speed, accelerating and braking 3.4 Stability, zig-zagging and the section of free space 3.5 Curves and visibility 3.6 Inclines 3.7 Weekly and daily patterns of
Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers University
Publication date:
June 2007
Abstract:
This article shows how the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have made
bicycling a safe, convenient and practical way to get around their cities. The analysis relies on national aggregate data as well as case studies of large and small cities in each country.
The Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) established by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management was rounded off after seven years in late 1997 with a comprehensive evaluation. This evaluation was then published in a final report, together with a description of all projects that had been carried out (Verkeer en Waterstaat [Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management], 1998). An abridged version has been included in this publication in response to international interest in the activities of the Bicycle Master Plan project group.
Publication containing ten urban reports which show how bicycle policy has contributed to increased bicycle use in the long term. Ten unique yet similar stories which can serve as an example of how high bicycle use can be achieved in the long term.
The ten stories are mainly specifications of the general line of ‘long term’ and ‘integral’. Each city has a different story, with different emphases based on the local situation. The differences and similarities between the ten stories are analysed further at the end of this publication.
