Abstract
ESRA (E-Survey of Road users’ Attitudes) is a joint initiative of road safety institutes, research centres, public services, and private sponsors from all over the world. The aim is to collect and analyse comparable data on road safety performance and road safety culture. The ESRA data are used as a basis for a large set of road safety indicators. These provide scientific evidence for policy making at national and international levels.
Vias institute in Brussels (Belgium) initiated and coordinates ESRA, in cooperation with ten steering group partners (BASt (Germany), DTU (Denmark), IATSS (Japan), ITS (Poland), KFV (Austria), NTUA (Greece), PRP (Portugal), SWOV (the Netherlands), TIRF (Canada), University Gustave Eiffel (France)). At the heart of ESRA is a jointly developed questionnaire survey, which is translated into national language versions. The themes covered include self-declared behaviour, attitudes and opinions on unsafe traffic behaviour, enforcement experiences and support for policy measures. The survey addresses different road safety topics (e.g., driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicines, speeding, distraction) and targets car occupants, moped riders and motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, and riders of e-scooters. In ESRA3 the questions related to vulnerable road uses (moped riders and motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, and riders of e-scooters) have been expanded and questions on escooters and infrastructure have been added.
The present report is based on the third edition of this global survey, which was conducted simultaneously in 39 countries in 2023. In total this survey collected data from more than 37000 road users in 39 countries across five continents. An overview of the ESRA initiative and the project results is available on: www.esranet.eu.
This thematic ESRA report on cyclists describes the frequency with which people use a bicycle (both conventional bicycles (c-bikes) and electrical bicycles (e-bikes)), use of different infrastructures, selfdeclared engagement in potentially safety-critical behaviours, and attitudes towards different behaviours and policy measures aimed at cyclists. It includes comparisons between the participating countries, the three main regions (Europe22, America8, and Asia and Oceania) as well as between age groups and gender at the regional level.
Vias institute in Brussels (Belgium) initiated and coordinates ESRA, in cooperation with ten steering group partners (BASt (Germany), DTU (Denmark), IATSS (Japan), ITS (Poland), KFV (Austria), NTUA (Greece), PRP (Portugal), SWOV (the Netherlands), TIRF (Canada), University Gustave Eiffel (France)). At the heart of ESRA is a jointly developed questionnaire survey, which is translated into national language versions. The themes covered include self-declared behaviour, attitudes and opinions on unsafe traffic behaviour, enforcement experiences and support for policy measures. The survey addresses different road safety topics (e.g., driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicines, speeding, distraction) and targets car occupants, moped riders and motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, and riders of e-scooters. In ESRA3 the questions related to vulnerable road uses (moped riders and motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, and riders of e-scooters) have been expanded and questions on escooters and infrastructure have been added.
The present report is based on the third edition of this global survey, which was conducted simultaneously in 39 countries in 2023. In total this survey collected data from more than 37000 road users in 39 countries across five continents. An overview of the ESRA initiative and the project results is available on: www.esranet.eu.
This thematic ESRA report on cyclists describes the frequency with which people use a bicycle (both conventional bicycles (c-bikes) and electrical bicycles (e-bikes)), use of different infrastructures, selfdeclared engagement in potentially safety-critical behaviours, and attitudes towards different behaviours and policy measures aimed at cyclists. It includes comparisons between the participating countries, the three main regions (Europe22, America8, and Asia and Oceania) as well as between age groups and gender at the regional level.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 59 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |