Determination of Appropriate Railing Heights for Bicyclists
Final
Source: National Cooperative Highway Research Program, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
The objectives of this study include the following:
- Research the history of the adoption of bicycle railing heights
- Survey state DOTs to identify practices regarding the use of bicycle rails and any history of incidents involving bicycles and rails
- Survey European countries with significant bicycle usage to identify railing height practices
- Survey bicycle advocacy groups to determine opinions and concerns of constituents
- Outline the relative benefits and liabilities of a 1.1-meter (42-inch) versus a 1.4-meter (54-inch) railing height
- Determine the critical heights for bicycle railings
- Develop criteria for using the determined appropriate bicycle railing height
