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Driverless Vehicles’ Potential Influence on Cyclist and Pedestrian Facility Preferences

Blau, Michael Armstrong
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429823345

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2015, Master of City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, City and Regional Planning.
Research in the field of autonomous vehicle technology focuses on the enhanced safety and convenience it will likely convey to vehicle occupants. This thesis seeks to establish a new and equally important line of inquiry that addresses the same implications for cyclists and pedestrians. It is well-established that motorized traffic volume and speed have a strong influence on non-motorized agents’ behavior and facility preference but whether this will continue to be the case in a driverless environment remains unknown. A stated-preference survey was crafted asking respondents to select their preferred facility in various scenarios with and without the presence of driverless vehicles and on street types of varying motorized traffic volumes and speeds. An ordered logit model was estimated to illustrate that street type had a very strong influence on cyclists’ preferences for more separated facilities as traffic volume and speed increased. The presence of driverless vehicles significantly amplified this trend. Preferences for bike intersection features, pedestrian facilities, and pedestrian crossing behavior are also examined. Infrastructure and policy recommendations are presented as well as suggestions for future research in this nascent field of study.
Gulsah Akar (Advisor)
Jack Nasar (Committee Member)
Jason Sudy (Committee Member)
158 p.
Area Planning and Development; Civil Engineering; Psychobiology
Driverless vehicles; autonomous vehicles; pedestrian; active transportation; bike; cyclist; behavior determinants; facility preference

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  • Blau, M. A. (2015). Driverless Vehicles’ Potential Influence on Cyclist and Pedestrian Facility Preferences [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429823345

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blau, Michael. Driverless Vehicles’ Potential Influence on Cyclist and Pedestrian Facility Preferences. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429823345.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blau, Michael. "Driverless Vehicles’ Potential Influence on Cyclist and Pedestrian Facility Preferences." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429823345

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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