TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Riding through red lights: The rate, characteristics and risk factors of non-compliant urban commuter cyclists
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Johnson, Marilyn
A1  - Newstead, Stuart V.
A1  - Charlton, Judith L.
A1  - Oxley, Jennifer
SP  - 323
EP  - 328
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - This study determined the rate and associated factors of red light infringement among urban commuter cyclists. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a covert video camera to record cyclists at 10 sites across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia from October 2008 to April 2009. In total, 4225 cyclists faced a red light and 6.9% were non-compliant. The main predictive factor for infringement was direction of travel, cyclists turning left (traffic travels on the left-side in Australia) had 28.3 times the relative odds of infringement compared to cyclists who continued straight through the intersection. Presence of other road users had a deterrent effect with the odds of infringement lower when a vehicle travelling in the same direction was present (OR=0.39, 95% CI 0.28-0.53) or when other cyclists were present (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.19-0.36). Findings suggest that some cyclists do not perceive turning left against a red signal to be unsafe and the opportunity to ride through the red light during low cross traffic times influences the likelihood of infringement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2010.08.030
ID  - ref1
ER  -