@article{ref1,
title="Red-light running behavior of cyclists in Italy: an observational study",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2018",
author="Fraboni, F. and Marín Puchades, V. and De Angelis, M. and Pietrantoni, L. and Prati, G.",
volume="120",
number="",
pages="219-232",
abstract="Accident analysis and studies on traffic revealed that cyclists' violation of red-light regulation is a typical infringement committed by cyclists. Furthermore, an association between cyclists' crash involvement and red-light violations has been found across different countries. The literature on red-light running cyclists' behavior in relation to their characteristic is still scarce. The present study, adopted an eye-observational methodology to investigates differences in cyclists' crossing behavior at intersections, with a particular attention to their demographical characteristics. The classification of cyclists' red-light behavior in risk-taking, opportunistic and law-obeying, was adopted and re-adapted to reflect more objective behaviors, eliminating any inference or judgment. Two researchers at a time observed unobtrusively at four different intersections, during morning and late afternoon peak hours, 1381 cyclists approaching the traffic light during the red phase. More than 60% of the observed cyclists violated the traffic control. <br><br>RESULTS showed that the visual search strategy displayed by the cyclists and the presence of other cyclists at the intersection are important factors in predicting the probability of red-light running behavior.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2018.08.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.08.013"
}