04/09/13 ACTION RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO: Jane Legacy Attention: Dr.

Jane Legacy SUBMITTED BY: Thomas Anderson, Ralph Gomez, Lauren Stahl, & Briana Basler

INTRODUCTION: In response to your request for an Action Research into the bike usage of students at Arizona State University, Bike Safety on Campus submits this report for your review. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the bike usage of students of ASU. Our team of researchers (Bike Safety on Campus) investigated 23 students to assess their views of bike usage and safety on the ASU campus. SAMPLE: 23 ASU students were surveyed. PROCEDURE: The research team decided to use surveys in order to conduct this Action Research. We distributed surveys online in order to obtain as much information as possible. STUDY RESULTS: Bike Safety on Campus discovered the following results. Demographic Information Response Rate 100% n Age Mean Median Mode Range

23

22

21
Participants

20

18-34

Table 1: Demographic Information 23 Age: Range: 18-34, Mean: 22, Mode: 20, Median 21 Gender: Male: 39%, Female: 61% Academic Disciplines: Political Science 2 Communication PR & Nonprofit Global Health Education 5 1 1 6

9% 22% 4% 4% 26%

Creative Writing Film Biology US History Chemistry Explatory

1 1 1 1 1 1

4% 4% 4% 9% 4% 4% 4%

Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian 10 African American Native American Asian Hispanic 4 1 1 7

43% 17% 4% 4% 30%

Experience 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-10 years 11+ years

Total Participants: 23 23 0 0 0

Experience: All participants have experienced life on ASU and seen how people use various forms of transportation on campus. These results can be seen in Table 2 and Figure 1.

Survey Responses Question 1: What is your primary means of transportation on the university?

Walking Bike Roller blades Skateboard Scooter Other

11 6 0 2 0 4

48% 26% 0% 9% 0% 17%

Question 2: How many days are you on campus per week?

1 2 3 4 5 7

1 2 3 1 4 3

4% 9% 13% 4% 17% 13%

Question 3: How many bike, skateboard, etc. accidents have you witnessed on campus?

0 13 47 8

6 7 6 4

26% 30% 26% 17%

Question 4: Did anyone involved in said accident get injured?

Yes, severely No, but almost No Other

1 5 6 3

4% 35% 22% 26% 13%

Yes, but only minor injuries 8

Question 5: If any, how many accidents have you personally been a part of?

0 1 2 3

8 5 7 3

35% 22% 30% 13%

Question 6: What types of transportation were involved in said accident?

Car Bike Skateboard Scooter Walking N/A

2 11 2 0 2 7

9% 49% 9% 0% 9% 30%

Question 7: What method of transportation do you think is most dangerous to have on campus?

Bike Skateboard Roller blade Scooter Other

9 14 0 0 0

39% 61% 0% 0% 0%

Question 8: Why do you think this method is more dangerous than any others?

Bikes Inconsiderate riders Bigger Faster 1 2 6 11% 22% 67%

Skateboards Difficult to control / no breaks 14 100%

Question 9: If separate bike lanes were enforced, do you think there would be a change in the amount of accidents? If so, how?

Yes, bikers and pedestrians 17 would be separated No, no one would follow the rules 6

74% 26%

Question 10: For what reasons would you support a separate bike lane on campus?

Safety Speed Other

19 13 1

40% 27% 31% 2%

Less congestion 15

Question 11: For what reasons would you not support a separate bike lane on campus?

Cost Space Too hard to enforce Speed N/A

3 4 3 3 10

13% 17% 13% 13% 43%

Question 12: How should lanes be constructed throughout the campus?

2 lanes, one for walking and one for everything else 3 lanes, one for walking, one for bikes, and one for everything else 2 lanes, one for bikes, one for everything else Other

10 5 5 3

43% 22% 22% 13%

Question 13: How wide should a bike lane be?

Enough for 1 bike

4% 26% 4%

Enough for 2 bikes side-by-side 15 65% Enough for 3 bikes side-by-side 6 Other 1

Question 14: Where do you think funds should come from to pay for the new bike lanes?

Riders Students Tuition School (without raising tuition) Other

2 2 3 8 8

9% 9% 13% 35% 35%

Question 15: Should riders be required to wear safety gear? If so, what pieces?

None Helmet Reflective vests Other

14 6 2 4

54% 23% 0% 8% 15%

Knee and elbow pads 0

Question 16: What penalties should there be for not following the rules?

Fines Required to take a safety course Other

20 7 2

65% 6% 23% 6%

Transportation taken for the rest of the day 2

Question 17: How would this impact your ASU experience?

Much worse Annoying Not affected Slightly better Much better

1 2 9 5 6

4% 9% 39% 22% 26%

Question 18: Was this survey easy to complete? Yes 23 100%

Question 19: What else would you add to this research?

More specific More background info Nothing

1 2 20

4% 9% 87%

CONCLUSIONS: After reviewing the data from the survey and the review of literature, my team concludes that bikes are the most dangerous forms of transportation used on campus, even though the most perceived danger comes from skateboards. Most students would support a bike lane, but do not want to pay for it and are unsure of how effective it would be. RECOMMENDATION: After reviewing the data, Bike Safety on Campus recommends adding a bike lane of at least two (2) bike widths wide along the major walk ways of the campus. Initial funds could come from students' tuition or other school funds, but then would most likely be self-sustaining due to fines given out to riders who do not keep to the bike lane. Thomas Anderson Ralph Gomez Lauren Stahl Briana Basler Enclosures: 1) Measuring instruments to be used (Survey)