Shaken or stirred? Design philosophies of old and new cycling - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Shaken or stirred? Design philosophies of old and new cycling countries Marjolein de Jong ANNUAL POLIS CONFERENCE Urs Walter 1 – 2 December 2016, Rotterdam

• cheap • space-efficient • safe: cyclist is visible by car drivers • direct • flexible • easy for maintenance • and… Zürich

...can be interrupted anytime  Lindau (CH)

...a red carpet

• clear design rules for cycle infrastructure • own infrastructure irt speed and traffic amount • inviting and visible • safe for all age groups

Zürich

Zürich

Zürich

Zürich

M: This infrastructure is defintily not inviting.

Oldenburg

Amsterdam

Bicycle trips by age Spread of bicycle trips over the age groups 66 + years 55 to 65 years 45 to 54 years 35 to 44 years 26 to 34 years 15 to 25 years 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Zürich 2010

Bicycle trips by age Cycle share in all trips per age group Spread of bicycle trips over the age groups >75 65-74 66 + years 50-64 55 to 65 years 40-49 45 to 54 years 30-39 35 to 44 years 18-29 26 to 34 years 12-17 15 to 25 years 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 0-11 0 20 40 60 80 % Zürich 2010 Netherlands 2014

Self-inflicted bicycle accidents (Zürich 2015) Bicycles: 33 % E-bikes: 41 %

Casualities in road traffic (Switzerland, 2013) Cars Motorbikes Bicycles Pedestrians Others not registered casualities (bfu-extrapolation) casualities registered by police

Zürich

Bern

Bern

Zürich

Zürich

Brussels

Potsdam

Belgium

Luxemburg

Zürich

Oldenburg

Self-explaining and forgiving • More and more elderly cycle…… • Accident risk with injury 3,2 higher • > 40% of the kilometers with an e-bike

Amsterdam

New York

Münster

Munich

Kopenhagen

Zürich