Biking in DC: Fast Areas and Slow Areas and Their Effect on Safety and Commuting
Primary Faculty Advisor
Diana Chen
Publication Date
Fall 12-8-2023
Disciplines
Engineering | Environmental Sciences
Description / Abstract
This project analyzes the "fast" and "slow" bikeable trails/roads of Washington DC to determine how safety and commuting trends are affected in these areas. Stop signs and traffic lights are often ignored by bikers, or treated as yield signs, and this can cause for dangerous conditions on roadways. Analyzing data from Open Data DC and Data World, I found that a high density of stop signs and traffic lights, causing for slower bike traffic is slightly correlated with higher bike-related crashes. There is more of a correlation between these two things, than traffic volume vs crash amounts.
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