14.2.2.4 Safety

In addition to the safety emphasis found in the BLTS analysis, additional resources on bicycle facility safety are provided
in Appendix O
,
Section 2 – Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Resources
. It contains information about countermeasure selection tools and crash analysis tools for bicycle accommodations. The document also lists many external reports that focus on bicycle safety at various accommodations and scenarios.
While predictive safety analysis for bicycle accommodations is limited as of 2024, NCHRP Report 1784 is developing crash prediction model SPFs for use in the Second Edition of the HSM. For further information on the application of the HSM and other safety topics, see
Chapter 5
and
Chapter 6
. Additionally, TxDOT Research and Technology Implementation is sponsoring a research project to address bicycle safety through the development of CMF for bicycle accommodations.