Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of urban bicycle crashes—A case study from Salzburg (Austria)

Martin Loidl, Christoph Traun and Gudrun Wallentin

Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, vol. 52, issue C, 38-50

Abstract: Most bicycle crash analyses are designed as explanatory studies. They aim to identify contributing risk factors and calculate risk rates based on – most of the time – highly aggregated statistical data. In contrast to such explanatory study designs, the presented study follows an exploratory approach, focusing on the absolute number of crashes. The aim is to reveal and describe patterns and dynamics of urban bicycle crashes on various spatial scale levels and temporal resolutions through a multi-stage workflow. Spatial units are delineated in the network space and serve as initial units of aggregation. In order to facilitate comparisons among regions and quantify temporal dynamics, a reference value of crash frequency is simulated for each unit of the respective spatial scale level and temporal resolution.

Keywords: Bicycle crashes; Exploratory analysis; Spatial and temporal dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.02.008

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