It's actually just being constructed right now, but from the drivers'
perspective there'll be nothing out of the ordinary, from behind at
least: it just looks like a regular hybrid bike with (discretely
coloured) panniers. From the front the video camera might be visible
(if someone were looking closely!), but overtaking drivers won't see
this.
Ian
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Department of Psychology,
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On 7 Feb 2006, at 11:13, Peter Cox wrote:
> Hi
>
> One of the things I and other riders of 'non-conventional' Bikes notice
> (anecdotally of course) is that riding a recumbent one rarely - if
> ever -
> gets cut up close, whereas on a diamond-frame it happens fairly
> frequently.
>
> The suspicion is that drivers are forced to think about something they
> do
> not recognise or that is out of the 'ordinary' rather than just
> mentally file it
> as street furniture. How is your instrumented bike equipped - does the
> kit
> alter its appearance at all?
>
> Peter Cox
> Programme Leader in Community Studies
> School of Social Science
> University of Chester
> Parkgate Road
> Chester CH1 4BJ
> 01244 375444 xt2039
>
>
> Quoting Ian Walker <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> I emailed Pete Owens, who conducted that study, yesterday, to suggest
>> we do it again with our instrumented bike which measures overtaking
>> proximities. It would be great to see if those findings are supported
>> with accurate measures.
>>
>> Ian
>> -----
>> Dr Ian Walker,
>> Department of Psychology,
>> University of Bath,
>> Bath BA2 7AY,
>> England.
>>
>> Tel: +44 (0)1225 383908
>> E-mail: [log in to unmask] (academic)
>> E-mail: [log in to unmask] (other matters)
>> Website: www.drianwalker.com
>>
>> On 7 Feb 2006, at 10:43, Peter Cox wrote:
>>
>>> So does this mean that a full study should be undertaken? Anyone
> got
>>> time/money sources?
>>>
>>> Perhaps taking into account both gender and style/type of cycle might
>>> be
>>> useful other factors as well as relative traffic speeds?
>>>
>>> Peter Cox
>>> Programme Leader in Community Studies
>>> School of Social Science
>>> University of Chester
>>> Parkgate Road
>>> Chester CH1 4BJ
>>> 01244 375444 xt2039
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Tim Jones <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>
>>>> This is an interesting critique of cycle lanes but with respect the
>>>> methodology leaves a lot to be desired.
>>>>
>>>> -Use of one FEMALE cyclist
>>>> - No randomisation
>>>> - Selective use of evidence (i.e. to what extent do the photographs
>>>> represent the true situation?)
>>>> etc
>>>>
>>>> Tim Jones
>>>> Oxford Brookes University
>>>>
>>>> Peter Cox wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting study with photographs at
>>>>> http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/
>>>>>
>>>>> If you haven't already seen the internationally renowned "facility
>>>>> of the
>>>>> month" pages on the same website then you have been missing a
>>> treat.
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Cox
>>>>> Programme Leader in Community Studies
>>>>> School of Social Science
>>>>> University of Chester
>>>>> Parkgate Road
>>>>> Chester CH1 4BJ
>>>>> 01244 375444 xt2039
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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