Talk:Safety of cycling infrastructure

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Is there a reason why the article has a primary focus on the disparity of safety between different types of bikeways? I believe the article could be made more informative if it also offered information on the relative safety in various areas currently. While information of this type is found periodically throughout the article, I believe a dedicated section to the current status of bikeway safety is necessary (i.e. the current risks associated with cycling). CAH510 (talk) 22:13, 8 November 2017 (UTC)CAH510

Does the large overlap between pages such as 'cycling infrastructure' and 'bicycle safety' with this page warrant merging these pages into one? CAH510 (talk) 22:18, 8 November 2017 (UTC)CAH510

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Safety by Region
I believe the page could be made more comprehensive with an analysis of bicycle safety in different parts of the world, in order to greater contextualize the issue. The interplay of traffic laws, population density, and bikeway infrastructure policies should be taken into account. To represent the disparity in safety in different systems of accommodation, I suggest using studies that have comprehensively analyzed cycling fatalities and injuries (accounting for overall distance traveled) to highlight the relative safety of different systems for urban cyclists. CAH510 (talk) 22:05, 8 November 2017 (UTC)CAH510 CAH510 (talk) 21:49, 8 November 2017 (UTC)CAH510

Current Initiatives
I believe the page could be supplemented and reorganized with information on current initiatives and proposed policies aimed to improve bikeway safety. This information about ongoing or potential improvements in bikeway safety could be segregated into subcategories according to a region or type of policy. Also a section regarding traffic policies and initiatives that are arguably detrimental to the safety of cyclists could be warranted. CAH510 (talk) 22:01, 8 November 2017 (UTC)CAH510

General organization, credibility of studies
I have added a reference in the first section and removed a the second redundant reference to the 2010 Montreal study in this section. The Montreal study is referenced again in the section of studies showing benefits of separate infrastructure. There is a problem with organization here. I don't have time now to address this, but I am thinking that the introductory section should include no references to individual studies, and that these should be placed in the later sections. Also this article does not address criticisms of studies -- some are more credible than others. Jsallen1 (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Jsallen1 (talk) 11:53, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Jsallen1

And the reference in the first section to the Vancouver study as claiming that other studies lump together different types of facilities is misplaced. This study itself exaemplifies that problem, identifying paths along roads along a waterfront, and on a long bridge, with no cross streets, as cycle tracks and so, eliminating car-bicycle crashes. There are numerous additional problems with this article. In particular, it faile to reference important studies and fails to evaluate their credibility. Categorizing studies as supporting or not supporting separate infrastructure is simplistic. Credible studies generally draw more nuanced conclusions and support some measures while not supporting others. A categorization by infrastructure type and review of studies treating it would be more valuable. Jsallen1 (talk) 11:53, 25 July 2020 (UTC)jsallen1


 * Hi @Jsallen1, I've looked through the article and recategorised the article along more topic-relevant lines (between intersections vs. at intersections, which is where studies seem to show a difference). Jèrriais janne (talk) 20:41, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Health benefits section
The "Health benefits" section doesn't seem to fit with the topic of the article. Delete? Jèrriais janne (talk) 20:40, 5 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I think it should be kept as it is comparing deaths from cycling with deaths from not cycling Chidgk1 (talk) 17:36, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 6 October 2022

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: moved. No substantive opposition after a week. (closed by non-admin page mover) Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 17:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Bikeway safety → Safety of cycling infrastructure – Attempted move myself and seems to have moved it to a completely different page and now further attempts to move won't work.&#32;Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:53, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Steel1943  (talk) 19:21, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Ping requester to let them know the discussion moved here. Steel1943  (talk) 19:21, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: I contested this move since the title change had he potential to change the scope of the article, so thus needs to be evaluated by the community. Other than that, I have no opinion about the title change. Steel1943  (talk) 19:21, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with your assessment on reflection it does change the scope of the article (though I would argue to make it more in line with some of the content located therein. I obviously support the change, but if there is opposition, I am happy to discuss it. Regardless, I think that the term "bikeway" is outdated and something like "Safety of cycleways" would be better. Jèrriais janne (talk) 19:48, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.