@article{ref1,
title="Advanced stop boxes and their effect on traffic conflict rates between cyclists and turning vehicles",
journal="Journal of transportation safety and security",
year="2022",
author="Madsen, Tanja Kidholm Osmann and Tønning, Charlotte and Olesen, Anne Vingaard and Hels, Tove and Lahrmann, Harry",
volume="14",
number="10",
pages="1731-1749",
abstract="Advanced stop boxes (ASBs) (i.e., marked areas for cyclists in front of the stop line) are mentioned as a potential means to reducing the risk of crashes between cyclists and right-turning vehicles. This study estimates the safety effect of ASBs at signalised intersections using the log-odds method. Seven signalised intersections were filmed for 3,627 hours before and after constructing ASBs. Traffic conflicts were used as a surrogate for crashes. In total, the study found 644 traffic conflicts. The overall safety effect was not statistically significant: the conflict rate for right-hook conflicts decreased by 6% (p = 0.72), and for left-hook conflicts it increased by 21% (p = 0.26). The results differed at the seven sites, and there were only a few statistically significant results. At one site, the conflict rate of cyclists vs. right-turning vehicles decreased significantly, while it significantly increased at another site. One of the seven sites showed a significant increase in the conflict rate of cyclists vs. left-turning vehicles. A likely explanation is that few conflicts occur during the early green phase. In addition, the use rate of the ASB was low (0-2.7%).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1943-9962",
doi="10.1080/19439962.2021.1960661",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2021.1960661"
}