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Exploring Unobserved Heterogeneity in Cyclists’ Occupying Motorized Vehicle Lane Behaviors at Different Bike Facility Configurations

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  • Lei Zhang

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
    School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, China)

  • Shengrui Zhang

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Bei Zhou

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Yan Huang

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Dan Zhao

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
    Procurement and Bidding Office, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China)

  • Shuaiyang Jiao

    (College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

Abstract

Cyclists occupying motorized vehicle lanes disrupt road traffic order and increase collisions. Exploring the contributing factors could help develop countermeasures to regulate such behaviors. The purpose of this study is to explore the intrinsic features influencing the behavior of cyclists in occupying motorized vehicle lanes at different bicycle facilities. We investigated a total of 34,631 cycling behavior samples in the urban area of Pingdingshan, China. A Bayesian random parameter logit model was used to account for the unobserved heterogeneous effects. The experimental results of all bike facilities demonstrate that the bike type, dividing strip type, bike lane width, temporary on-street parking, and whether it is a working day significantly affect cyclists’ occupying motorized vehicle lane behaviors. Factors associated with unobserved heterogeneity are age, barriers dividing strip, vehicle lane numbers, bike volume, vehicle volume, and daily recording time intervals. Comparing the estimated model of five type bike lane facilities across different dividing strips, we find that cyclists have a significantly different occupying probability and the heterogeneity factors of the various bike facilities also have their focus. When the non-motorized road conditions become more open, the cyclist behavior becomes more random and the heterogeneity factors become broader.

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  • Lei Zhang & Shengrui Zhang & Bei Zhou & Yan Huang & Dan Zhao & Shuaiyang Jiao, 2022. "Exploring Unobserved Heterogeneity in Cyclists’ Occupying Motorized Vehicle Lane Behaviors at Different Bike Facility Configurations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-22, January.
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