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Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Texas at El Paso

2015

Bicyclist safety

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Comparison Of Bicycle Transportation Systems In El Paso And Prague, Jose C Hernandez Jan 2015

Comparison Of Bicycle Transportation Systems In El Paso And Prague, Jose C Hernandez

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Bicycle transportation infrastructure has an important role in bicycle transportation mode. Every year there are hundreds of accidents where bicyclist are involve, because there is not a good infrastructure for bicycles in the roads bicyclists have a potential risk. One of the main purposes is maintain the bicyclistsâ?? safety in the roads to attract more people to use this eco-friendly transportation mode. The goal of this Thesis is compare the bicycle infrastructure in two different countries, United States and Czech Republic. The history and the main terminology are described in firsts chapters. Based on law and regulations, design criteria and …