Episode 25: How Stressful Is Your Bike Ride? + Bike Lane Camera Enforcement

Bike Stress - David & Wes talk about bike route stress and a major blind spot in the existing Level of Traffic Stress method: intersections. The current approach does a good job rating street segments, but it largely ignores exactly where a route can become far more stressful in real life. David & Wes discuss a new survey designed to help fix that gap by bringing intersections into the mix, and why better bike safety analysis depends on measuring the full route, not just the links between intersections.

Other topics: 🔹 The bike tours we wish we could take (or not) 🔹 Bike lane cameras & whether automated enforcement could/should keep bike lanes clear 🔹 Some fun mailbag questions from listeners

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Links to the survey: Bicyclist Intersection Stress Survey https://ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ZS9DLyszX7GnYO?Q_CHL=qr

Additional resources: Another Year of Devastating and Preventable Bicyclist Deaths

A New Tool in the Battle to Keep the Bike Lane Clear (David’s article in Bloomberg)

Don’t Park in the Bike Lane! Santa Monica Started Issuing Automated Bike Lane Tickets Today 

Pittsburgh Stationary Automated Curb Enforcement

Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound)

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