Abstract
The perception of colour and its subjective effects are key issues to designing safe and enjoyable bike lanes. This paper addresses the relationship between the colours of bike lane interventions—in particular pavement painting and intersection design—and the subjective evaluation of liking, visual saliency, and perceived safety related to such an intervention. Utilising images of three real bike lane intersections modified by software to change their colour (five in total), this study recruited 538 participants to assess their perception of all fifteen colour-design combinations. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with the Bonferroni post hoc test was performed to assess the effect of the main conditions (colour and design) on the dependent variables (liking towards the intervention, level of visual saliency of the intersection, and perceived safety of the bike lane). The results showed that the colour red was more positively associated to the outcome variables, followed by yellow and blue. Additionally, it was observed that the effect of colour widely outweighs the effect of design, suggesting that the right choice and use of colour would increase the effectiveness on bike-lanes pavement interventions. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
Highlights
For a long time cyclists have used and shared the same road as motorised vehicles, creating unsafe conditions for the former, who are more vulnerable and have fewer protections [1].The intervention of colour in the bike lane is one of the measures used to increase safety for cyclists as well as for pedestrians and motorists [2].PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0160399 August 22, 2016Perception of Safety and Liking Associated to the Colour of Bike Lanes
In light of the foregoing, the present study proposed in general to assess the perceptions that the inhabitants of Santiago de Chile have of the colour interventions used in bike lanes
As the target users of bike lanes is the general population, regardless of their visual condition, no exclusion criteria related to visual conditions were considered as part of the design of this study
Summary
For a long time cyclists have used and shared the same road as motorised vehicles, creating unsafe conditions for the former, who are more vulnerable and have fewer protections [1].The intervention of colour in the bike lane is one of the measures used to increase safety for cyclists as well as for pedestrians and motorists [2].PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0160399 August 22, 2016Perception of Safety and Liking Associated to the Colour of Bike Lanes. For a long time cyclists have used and shared the same road as motorised vehicles, creating unsafe conditions for the former, who are more vulnerable and have fewer protections [1]. The intervention of colour in the bike lane is one of the measures used to increase safety for cyclists as well as for pedestrians and motorists [2]. Perception of Safety and Liking Associated to the Colour of Bike Lanes
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