safer junction and crossing
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Safer junction/ crossing
Safe junction and crossing
Compiled by: Francis Chu / LovecyclingSG contact: chu.francis@gmail.com
For safety, all users need:
- one time, one attention point
- minimum 3 sec. before potential risk
- if fail, fail-safely
* 3 sec. = 42m @ 50km/h = 24m @ 30km/h = 12.5m @ 15km/h
Fatal accident
2013 Jan
Serious accident
2014 Jan
AMK cycling network - crossings
Stressful junction, 2 x blind spotsDriver distracted
Pedestrian unaware
Stressful crossing - 2 x blind spots
Safety improvement
● Less stressful for driver.
● Good line-of-sight between
driver and crossing people.
● Shorter crossing distance for
pedestrians.
buffer for driver.
Amsterdam
buffer for driver.
Japan
buffer for driver.
Improvement for safe crossing
● Shift crossing ~8m away from junction
● Add “island” at centre of road entrance
more safe crossing ideas
hump-zebra, narrow lane
Small turning radius
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