Approaching Bike Hazards via Crowdsourcing of Volunteered Geographic Information

• DOI: 10.3390/su12177015
• Publication Date: 2020-08-28T13:17:08Z
• Authors: Rafael Hologa; Nils Riach
• Keywords: Volunteered Geographic Information; Crowdsourcing; Cycling

Information on individual hazard perception while cycling and the associated feeling of safety are key aspects to foster sustainable urban mobility. Although cyclist’s perceptions must also be critically reviewed, such crowdsourced Volunteered Geographic (VGI) provides wide-ranging insights diverse categories in cycling. In this case study city Freiburg, Germany, perceptions, information about lane types, underlying routes were via an open source smartphone application by a small group with aim providing cyclists effective solutions. By dealing levels reliability, we show that even laypersons can generate extensive valuable set VGI consisting comprehensive categories. We demonstrate (1) certain hazards interlinked specific (2) objective parameters, i.e., accident data, often congruent spatially; consequently, (3) dangerous hot spots derived. considering cyclists’ needs, approach outlines how people-based perspective supplement regional planning local scale.