On–road Cycle Lane and Cycle Priority in Arterial Roads Measure: Description: implement mandatory/advisory cycle lanes for roads with speeds under 40mph and flows under 10000 vehicles/day Current Practice: In Brazil, cycle lanes are rarely provided, as it is the case for cycle infrastructure in general. Traffic conditions in arterial roads would not fit U.K. criteria in most cases. For remaining cases, space constrains would probably justify advisory lanes, as a rule, under the proposed criteria. The safety impact of provision in these settings could be adverse to cyclists. Potential for Transferability: Negative Effects Positive Effects Regulatory: There are no specific guidelines for selecting or designing Regulatory: There is general guidance on signs and markings for cycle-lanes in Brazil, other than general traffic signing guides. Lack of cyclists, including cycle lanes. The concept of mandatory and advisory enforcement means for controlling cyclists is also felt. The concept of cycle lane seems to be compatible with the general traffic ordinance in mandatory and advisory cycle lanes is not officially adopted. Perhaps Brazil (its use is similar to the use for signing and marking bus lanes). traffic ordinance for advisory lanes should be more restrictive in Brazil As a rule, bicycles are treated as usual vehicles in the Brazilian Traffic to effectively protect cyclists. Code, except for the permission to ride on shoulders. Technical: There will be safety problems for cycle lanes in most Technical: Better organization of road use, introducing some arterials, judging for the traffic flows and speeds outside the proposed priority/protection for cyclist, if effective. Increase the possibility for thresholds. Higher bus flows can be a peculiar problem in Brazil. using bicycles, sharing the road space of vehicles. Legal conflict of bicycles and motorized vehicles could be of concern. Space constraints can be binding. Economic: Higher maintenance costs of road markings. Economic: Installation cost is low, especially when compared to Benefits from increased use of bicycles, if effective. Behavioural: The need for regulation of cyclist behaviour would be Behavioural: Incentive to the use of bicycles. Signs the existence of stressed. Disobedience can be more frequent and enforcement can cyclists (and the space where they have priority in road use or at least be more needed too. Respect to cyclist priority could be a major where they would be more frequently found). concern, especially in advisory lanes.
Measure: On–road Cycle Lane and Cycle Priority in Arterial Roads Description: implement mandatory/advisory cycle lanes for roads with speeds under 40mph and flows under 10000 vehicles/day Current Practice: In Brazil, cycle lanes are rarely provided, as it is the case for cycle infrastructure in general. Traffic conditions in arterial roads would not fit U.K. criteria in most cases. For remaining cases, space constrains would probably justify advisory lanes, as a rule, under the proposed criteria. The safety impact of provision in these settings could be adverse to cyclists. Potential for Transferability: Negative Effects Positive Effects Regulatory: There are no specific guidelines for selecting or designing cycle-lanes in Brazil, other than general traffic signing guides. Lack of enforcement means for controlling cyclists is also felt. The concept of mandatory and advisory cycle lanes is not officially adopted. Perhaps traffic ordinance for advisory lanes should be more restrictive in Brazil to effectively protect cyclists. Regulatory: There is general guidance on signs and markings for cyclists, including cycle lanes. The concept of mandatory and advisory cycle lane seems to be compatible with the general traffic ordinance in Brazil (its use is similar to the use for signing and marking bus lanes). As a rule, bicycles are treated as usual vehicles in the Brazilian Traffic Code, except for the permission to ride on shoulders. Technical: There will be safety problems for cycle lanes in most arterials, judging for the traffic flows and speeds outside the proposed thresholds. Higher bus flows can be a peculiar problem in Brazil. Legal conflict of bicycles and motorized vehicles could be of concern. Space constraints can be binding. Technical: Better organization of road use, introducing some priority/protection for cyclist, if effective. Increase the possibility for using bicycles, sharing the road space of vehicles. Economic: Higher maintenance costs of road markings. Economic: Installation cost is low, especially when compared to Benefits from increased use of bicycles, if effective. Behavioural: The need for regulation of cyclist behaviour would be stressed. Disobedience can be more frequent and enforcement can be more needed too. Respect to cyclist priority could be a major concern, especially in advisory lanes. Behavioural: Incentive to the use of bicycles. Signs the existence of cyclists (and the space where they have priority in road use or at least where they would be more frequently found).