Figure 39: Road safety problems resulting from traffic going through the city centre (left) are resolved by leading all through-traffic around the city-centre (right

Road Safety 3.

: Cycling infrastructure guarantees the safety of cyclists and other road users.

Road safety

Chance of encounter with motorized traffic; complexity of riding; subjective road safety. Criteria: we pay extra attention to this requirement. Good road safety Therefore, Road safety is one of the most important and complex requirements for cycling. ld be created at network level, road section level, intersection level and road surface level as explained below. shou

: Road safety problems resulting from traffic going Figure 40 through the city centre (left) are resolved by leading all centre (right). through traffic around the city

Road safety at network level:

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traffic Chance of encounter with motorized

s small as traffic should be a motorized The number of conflict points with possible. Avoid encounters with heavy flows of fast moving traffic. This can be through traffic around city motorized done for instance by leading centres and residential areas, rather than through these areas. traffic. d crossings with motorized Limit the number of side roads an illustrates one way how the number of encounters with 40 Figure shows the 40 Figure traffic can be minimised. Left side of motorized traffic going through the heart of current situation in Pune with through the core city, thus leading to the necessity for cyclists (and other road users) to cross busy roads in the central area of the city. is the 40 Figure This lead s to higher rates of traffic accidents. Right side of centre and thus solution at network level to lead traffic around the city centre. signif icantly improve road safety inside of the city