This study investigated the opinions of bicyclists/pedestrians
regarding how safe from a bicycle traffic injury they felt while on
campus. Most earlier studies had been concerned with the taxonomy
of bicycle/pedestrian accidents. Because of the paucity of
research on attitudes of bicyclists and pedestrians, this research
was undertaken.
The survey instrument was developed in accordance with
recommendations from the Oregon State University Survey & Research
Center. It consisted of 19 Likert type, degree of variation
statements, and ten biographical questions. The sample consisted
of 214 students registered for the winter term of 1986 at Oregon
State University.
Participants completed the Traffic Safety Attitude Survey and
then were placed in the following categories: male, female,
bicyclists, and pedestrians. The Survey instrument was designed to
test four null hypotheses and to define other broadly held opinions
regarding traffic safety on campus. Hypotheses One through Three
tested interaction between bicyclists/pedestrians. The fourth
hypothesis tested the difference between male bicyclists and male
pedestrians and female bicyclists and female pedestrians. The Chi
Square Test and a two-way analysis of variance were employed to
test the hypotheses.
Two significant findings emerged from hypothesis testing: 1)
bicyclists and pedestrians differed on the opinion that as much as
possible is being done to provide campus bicycle traffic safety,
and 2) pedestrians endorsed stricter adherence to bicycle traffic
regulations than bicyclists. There was no difference between
bicyclists and pedestrians regarding feelings of safety from a
bicycle traffic-related injury. Finally, gender had no effect on
perceptions of campus bicycle traffic safety.
Analysis of the results of this research provided the
following conclusions:
1. Male bicyclists felt the least at risk of injury from a
bicycle traffic-related injury on campus.
2. Female pedestrians felt the most risk of injury from a
bicycle traffic accident on campus.
3. Female bicyclists, female pedestrians, and male pedestrians
shared similar opinions regarding risk of exposure to a bicycle
traffic accident on campus.
4. Approximately 30% of all subjects felt there is a problem
with interaction between bicyclists and pedestrians on the OSU
campus.
5. Approximately 46% of the pedestrians and 25% of the
bicyclists felt risk of sustaining a bicycle traffic-related
injury on campus.
6. Approximately 38% of the pedestrians and 25% of the
bicyclists support some form of bicycle traffic restriction.
7. Pedestrians endorse stricter adherance to bicycle traffic
regulations that bicyclists do.
8: Pedestrians felt less is being done to ensure bicycle
traffic safety on campus than bicyclists did. / Graduation date: 1986
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36522 |
| Date | 25 April 1986 |
| Creators | Tuyls, Gary W. |
| Contributors | Lawson, David C. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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