caa a22 4500 445890665 CHVBK 20180317145615.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11116-011-9353-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11116-011-9353-x Roadway and traffic characteristics for bicycling [Elektronische Daten] [Janice Kirner Providelo, Suely da Penha Sanches] The promotion of bicycle transportation includes the provision of suitable infrastructure for cyclists. In order to determine if a road is suitable for bicycling or not, and what improvements need to be made to increase the level of service for bicycles on specific situations, it is important to know how cyclists perceive the characteristics that define the roadway environment. The present paper describes research developed to define which roadway and traffic characteristics are prioritized by users and potential users in the evaluation of quality of roads for bicycling in urban areas of Brazilian medium-sized cities. A focus group discussion identified 14 attributes representing characteristics that describe the quality of roads for bicycling in Brazilian cities. In addition, an attitude survey was applied with individuals to assess their perception on the attributes, along with the importance given to each one of them. The results were analyzed through the Method of Successive Intervals Analysis, which allows the transformation of categorical data into an interval scale. The analysis suggests that both the roadway and traffic characteristics related to segments and those related to intersections are important to the survey respondents. The five most important attributes, in their opinion, are: (1) lane width; (2) motor vehicle speed; (3) visibility at intersections; (4) presence of intersections; and (5) street trees (shading). Therefore, the research suggests that to promote bicycle use in Brazilian medium-sized cities, these attributes must be prioritized. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC., 2011 Bicycle nationallicence Roadway and traffic characteristics nationallicence Quality of roads for bicycling nationallicence Brazil nationallicence Method of Successive Intervals nationallicence Kirner Providelo Janice Graduate Course in Urban Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil aut da Penha Sanches Suely Graduate Course in Urban Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil aut Transportation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 38/5(2011-09-01), 765-777 0049-4488 38:5<765 2011 38 11116 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-011-9353-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-011-9353-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kirner Providelo Janice Graduate Course in Urban Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- da Penha Sanches Suely Graduate Course in Urban Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Transportation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 38/5(2011-09-01), 765-777 0049-4488 38:5<765 2011 38 11116 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer