# Analysis of Solutions Improving Safety of Cyclists in the Road Traffic
## 4 Measures to Increase the Safety of Cyclists and Other Road Users
),taking into account point elements forming a coherent system of interconnections, such as bicycle parking, service points for cyclists with appropriate road markings (this is also a spatial planning measure),
* introduction of collision-free traffic phases and additional devices for cyclists (including bicycle locks, dedicated traffic lights for cyclists, two stage left turn), taking into account priorities for bicycle traffic,
* constant monitoring of the technical condition of the network of routes for cyclists,
* monitoring the behavior of cyclists in the road traffic,
* periodic and continuous measurements of bicycle traffic intensity,
* monitoring hazards to cyclists on the road network;
* Activities in the field of education and promotion:
* support for programs promoting safe travel to school, considering the possibility of safe travel to school by bicycle and the use of experiences and examples of \"good practices\" in this field,
* bike sharing programs creating,
* campaigns and promotional activities (in the media and on the Internet) regarding the safe use of a bicycles by children and adults,
* competitions for children and teenagers on safe cycling,
* support for education in the field of preparing primary school children to obtain bicycle driving licenses. The experience so far shows that only systemic measures, taking into account coherent actions from different measures groups, bring about the desired results. Selection of Investment Measures and Equipping Roads with Devices Increasing Safety of Cyclists and Other Road Users  
The procedure for selecting measures and devices is a particularly important and complex part of the planning, design, and implementation of a safe infrastructure for cyclists. The model of selecting interventions and measures aimed at increasing the safety of cyclists in road traffic is presented in the Figure 1.  
The model consists of 3 main stages:  
* Stage I--Diagnosis--analysis of the input data,
* Stage II--Measures planning,
* Stage III--Implementation and monitoring. **Stage I--Diagnosis--the analysis of the input data includes the assessment of cyclists' hazards based on the data on accidents and collisions. The diagnosis makes it possible to define the characteristics of hazards as well as quantitative and qualitative assessment of the existing infrastructure and traffic organization (including the identification of problems). Road safety analyses use data published by the Central Statistical Office, the Police, the National Road Safety Council, and the Polish Road Safety Observatory operating at the Motor Transport Institute. Additionally, in the case of planning measures dedicated to improving the safety of cyclists, the basis for their selection should be the diagnosis of the road safety situation of this group of road users, as well as identification of their preferences in route selection (e.g., on the basis of surveys [38] or data collected from mobile phones [9]). Based on the data collected, it is necessary to assess the risk of road incidents involving cyclists and select places/areas that should be subject to interventions necessary to increase the safety of cyclists. The subject of analysis should be the area with the greatest risk  
Figure 1: Model of selecting interventions and activities aimed at increasing the safety of cyclists in the road traffic [18]. to cyclists at the province and then county level, and to determine the nature of road events in which cyclists participated. An example of analysis of the location of accidents involving cyclists in 2015-2017 on the road network of the Wielkopolskie Province is shown in Figure 2.  
**Stage II--Measures planning--includes selection of intervention areas, considering risk reduction and the effectiveness of planned activities and measures. Selected measures in a given area should be the subject of public consultations. Their aim is to obtain the views of bicycle user groups on the urgency and the need for actions.