Organization of Bicycle Traffic Flows in Road Network on Traffic Safety

Abstract

Bicikl kao prijevozno sredstvo zbog veće mobilnosti čovjeka već u ranom razvoju postaje vrlo popularan. U Hrvatskoj se bicikl kao prijevozno sredstvo spominje več 1875. godine a 1885. godine osnovano je „ Prvo Hrvatsko društvo biciklista“. Međutim, izumom automobila razvoj infrastrukture namijenjene za promet bicikla znatno stagnira. Jednako tako i u tom razdoblju nisu obavljene znanstvene i stručne analize o upotrebi bicikla u prometu u odnosu na ukupno prometno opterećenje motornih vozila, navikama korisnika bicikla vezanih uz načine obavljanja prijevozne potrebe i sličnih potreba. S obzirom da sigurnost biciklističkog prometa i dalje nije u fokusu subjekata zaduženih za sigurnost cestovnog prometa, unatoč svakodnevnom porastu broja biciklista na cestama, prijedlog načina organiziranja biciklističkih prometnih tokova u funkciji sigurnosti vrlo je aktualna tema. Svrha istraživanuja usmjerena je prema analizi biciklističke infrastrukture i sigurnosti biciklista te perspektivi razvoja biciklističkog prometa kao poželjnog oblika zadovoljavajuće prijevozne usluge. Cilj istraživanja usmjeren je prema uspostavi mjera za organiziranje i razvoj biciklističkih prometnih tokova na cestovnoj mreži u funkciji sigurnosti.Bicycle as a means of transport for a greater human mobility already in early development becomes very popular. In Croatia, the bicycle as a means of transport was mentioned in 1875 and in 1885 the "First Croatian Society of Bikers" was founded. However, the invention of the car develops infrastructure for bicycle traffic significantly stagnating. Equally, no scientific and expert analyzes of the use of bicycles in circulation in relation to the total traffic load of motor vehicles, bicycle users' habits related to means of transport and similar needs were not carried out during this period. Given that the safety of bicycle traffic is still not in the focus of road safety, despite the daily increase in the number of cyclists on roads, the proposal of ways of organizing bicycle traffic flows in the function of safety is a very topical issue. The purpose of the research is to analyze the cycling infrastructure and the safety of cyclists and the prospects for the development of bicycle traffic as a desirable form of satisfactory transport services. The aim of the research is to establish measures for the organization and development of cycling traffic flows on the road network in the function of safety