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Dear All, Just to recommend a relevant reference if anyone is interested: Basford, L,Reid, S,Lester, T,Thomson, J,Tolmie, A, 2002, Driver's perceptions of cyclists, report TRL549 which is available for free download from: http://www.trl.co.uk/store/report_detail.asp?srid=2700&pid=211 This included some virtual reality studies of driver behaviour and concluded: "...the effect of infrastructure that clearly defines ownership of space, in the case of these experiments the provision of cycle lanes in the virtual reality worlds, appears to increase driver confidence and, hence, potentially risky behaviour, such as higher vehicle speeds and less speed reduction when encountering cyclists. These effects were observed even where the cyclist encountered was not actually using the space provided for them." And "Arguably the effect of providing facilities that increase drivers' confidence but are unsuitable for cyclists to actually use may increase cyclists' exposure to risk." Matthew Page > -----Original Message----- > From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Cox > Sent: 07 February 2006 10:43 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: The effect of cycle lanes on Cyclists' road space > > 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 > > > > > > > > >