Trafficreduction

Removingtrafficcanbeachievedbystraightforwarddiversionoralternatively
reduction.
Diversioninvolvesroutingthroughtrafficawayfromroadsusedbyhighnumbersof
cyclistsandpedestrians.Examplesofdiversionincludetheconstructionofarterial
bypassesandringroadsaroundurbancentres
Trafficcalming
Speedreductionhastraditionallybeenattemptedbystatutoryspeedlimits.
Recentimplementationsofsharedspaceschemeshavedeliveredsignificanttraffic
speedreductions.Thereductionsaresustainable,withouttheneedforspeedlimits
orspeedlimitenforcement.
Onewaystreets
Onewaystreetsystemscanbeviewedaseitheraproductoftrafficmanagementthat
focusesontryingtokeepmotorizedvehiclesmovingregardlessofthesocialandother
impacts,suchasbysomecyclingcampaigners
Onewaystreetscandisadvantagecyclistsbyincreasingtriplength,delaysandhazards
associatedwithweavingmaneuversatjunctions
Intersection/Junctiondesign
Ingeneral,junctiondesignsthatfavourhigherspeedturning,weavingandmerging
movementsbymotoriststendtobehostileforcyclists.
Featuressuchaslargeentrycurvature,sliproadsandhighflowroundaboutsare
associatedwithincreasedriskofcarcyclistcollisions
ProtectedintersectionanotherapproachwhichtheNetherlandsinnovatedis
calledinNorthAmericaprotectedintersectionwhichreconfiguresintersections
toreducerisktocyclistsastheycrossorturn.
Bikeboxoranadvancedstoplineisadesignatedareaattheheadofatraffic
laneatasignalizedintersectionthatprovidesbicyclistswithasafeandvisible
waytogetaheadofqueuingtrafficduringtheredsignalphase
Signposting
Inmanyplacesworldwidespecialsignpostsforbicyclesareusedtoindicatedirections
anddistancestodestinationsforcyclists
Tripendfacilities
Assecureandconvenientbicycleparkingisakeyfactorininfluencingaperson's
decisiontocycle,decentparkinginfrastructuremustbeprovidedtoencouragethe
uptakeofcycling.
Decentbicycleparkinginvolvesweatherproofinfrastructuresuchaslockers,stands,
mannedorunmannedbicycleparks,aswellasbikeparkingfacilitieswithinworkplaces
tofacilitatebicyclecommuting.