CYCLE COMPATABILITY INDEX

Bicyclist experience questionnaire

Date:

Sex: (M) - (F) - (please circle)

Age: (please circle relevant group) - (5 - 12) - (13 - 18) - (19 - 25) - (26 - 40) - (41 - 55) - (56+)

1. How often and how far do you ride a bicycle each week (please tick):

_______ 1 - 4 times a week _______ 1 - 10 km a week
_______ 5 - 9 times a week _______ 11 - 50 km a week
_______ 10 + times a week _______ 51 + km a week

2. With respect to intersections, do you feel that the same road rules should apply to cyclists that motorists obey: yes _______ no _______

Do you feel that if cyclists improved their use of road rules that motorists would not be as antagonistic towards them: yes _______ no _______

3. What time of day do you ride (please tick which apply):

Before 6:00 am _______ 6:00 - 7:30 am _______
7:30 - 9:00 am _______ 9:00 - 12:00 pm ________
12:00 - 3:00 pm _______ 3:00 - 4:30 pm _______
4:30 - 6:00 pm _______ After 6:00 pm _______

4. What is the purpose of your bicycle trips (Select as many categories as necessary. Answers should add up to 100%):

a) recreation/ exercise ___________________ e) visiting ____________________
b) commuting to/ from work ___________________ f) other ____________________
c) shopping ____________
d) commuting to/ from school _______________

5. On which of the following do you usually ride (Select as many categories as necessary. Answers should add up to 100%):

a) Major streets _______ e) Footpath _______
. b) Residential streets _______ f) Highway _______
c) Bicycle paths/ trails _______ g) Other _______
d) Rural Roads _______

6. Would you feel safer if intersections on side roads had bicycle detector loops - They are indicators placed into the road that detect cyclists waiting and change the lights and/ or a push button facility similar to a pedestrian crossing:

Yes _______ No _______

7. Please read question thoroughly before answering. When approaching a signalized intersection, which factors do you consider being the most important (B)with respect to your safety and convenience. This is for generic signalized intersection types - Cross and T intersections (please rank each separately from 1 to 10 with 1 - not important to 10 - important, Cross first, T second):

Number of lanes _____ _____ A dedicated left turn lane _____ _____

Traffic volume _____ _____ Good visibility around intersection _____ _____

Speed of traffic _____ _____ Having to cross traffic to turn right _____ _____

A dedicated bike lane _____ _____ Parked cars close to intersection _____ _____

Clearly marked road lines and markings _____ _____ Presence of heavy vehicles _____ _____

Vehicles crossing bike lane to turn left _____ _____ Drivers attitudes towards bikers _____ _____

Maintenance of road _____ _____ Other:__________________________ _____ _____

8. Would you use a dedicated waiting area, for bicycles only, at the start of traffic queues at intersections with an allowance for cyclists to merge at the other end.

yes _______ no _______

Why/ Why not ______________________________________________________________________

9. Do you ever choose not to ride your bike due to adverse weather conditions:

yes _______ no _______

If yes, under which conditions will you not ride (check all that apply):

Threat of rain _______ Drizzle _______ Steady Rain _______
Heavy rain _______ Fog _______
Cold weather _______ (below what temperature _____ °C)
Hot weather _______ (above what temperature _____ °C)
Windy weather _______ (above what _____ Km/ hr)

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Please print and send to:- Edward Kulpa, c/- Lal Wadhwa, Civil and Environmental Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville.
Phone: 07 4781 4290
Fax: 07 4775 1184
Mobile: 0438 250 663
Email: Lal.Wadhwa@jcu.edu.au

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