Uttley, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-3473, Fotios, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-7641, Robbins, C.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-5983 et al. (1 more author) (2023) The effect of changes in light level on the numbers of cyclists. Lighting Research & Technology, 55 (4-5). pp. 366-376. ISSN 1477-1535
Abstract
Cycling has a range of benefits and should be encouraged, but darkness may put people off from cycling due to reductions in visibility, road safety and personal security. We summarise previous work that consistently demonstrates how darkness reduces the number of people cycling after dark, after accounting for confounding factors such as time of day and seasonal variations in weather. We extend this previous work by analysing cyclist counts in Norway, a country at a higher latitude than those examined previously. An effect of darkness on cycling rates was found but this effect was smaller than that found in previous work, suggesting certain unknown factors may be important in mediating the impact of darkness on cycling rates. One factor that is known to mediate the effect is road lighting. Previous findings indicate that increased illuminance can offset the reductions in cyclists caused by darkness and also that there may be an optimal illuminance after which no further benefits may be achieved.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is properly attributed. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/V043587/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2023 13:22 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2023 13:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/14771535231163815 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198198 |
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