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http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2013.31.1.057

Potential Risk of Collisions at Intersections Between Crossing Bicycles and Right-turning Cars  

Lee, Jin Wook (Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Kap-Soo (Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Hwang, Jung-Hoon (Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Keun Uk (Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.31, no.1, 2013 , pp. 57-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, bicycle accidents have increased with the ever-increasing number of cyclists. Bicycle accidents occurred frequently in intersections, and the perpendicular collision between a right-turning car and a crossing bicycle was the most prevalent accident type. In particular, the collision was caused by motorists' carelessness. In other words, the accident-involved motorists did not pay sufficient attention to a bicycle crossing behind them. Another cause was a cyclist's higher speed than pedestrians. This paper evaluated the potential risk of the collision between right-turning cars and crossing bicycles based on simulation experiments, with motorists' speed and carelessness focused on. Consequently, it was found that to reduce the potential risk of the collisions a motorist should slow down and pay more attention to the rear sight by turning his/her head.
Keywords
Car Turning Right; Crossing Bicycle; Driver Visibility; Intersection; Risk of Collision;
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