The Netherlands has the highest rate of bicycle use, provides the widest range of cycling know-how and is famous worldwide for its cycling infrastructure. Worldwide there is increasing interest in the use of bicycles. This manual contains all important aspects for creating and maintaining effective cycling infrastructure.
Encouraging bicycle use is seen as a way to resolve accessibility problems, make a substantial contribution to sustainability targets and offer a healthy and reliable means of transport. This manual will help designers and policymakers to give the bicycle a full-fledged place in the traffic and transport system and offers a wide array of arguments, empirical data, ideas and tips for effective cycling infrastructure and appropriate cycle facilities.
The 2006 design manual for bicycle traffic has been fully revised for 2016. The revised edition includes new topics, such as bicycle highways, appropriate cycle paths and roundabouts for cyclists. In addition, extra focus has been given to proven measures and facilities. But facilities cannot be realized without policy. The Design Manual thus pays ample attention to the policy-related aspects of bicycle traffic and supersedes the Policy Manual for Bicycle Traffic issued by the Dutch Bicycle Council (Fietsberaad).
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1. The development of bicycle traffic 1.1 The importance of the bicycle 1.2 The history of the bicycle 1.3 The bicycle and government policy 1.4 The role of the bicycle 2. Cycle-friendly design 2.1 Policy as foundation 2.2 Cycle-friendly infrastructure 2.3 The cyclist as a measure for the design 2.4 Main requirements cycle-friendly infrastructure 2.5 Integrated designing 3. Basic data 3.1 Bicycle dimensions 3.2 (Design) speed, accelerating and braking 3.3 Stability, deviation and clearance 3.4 Bends and view 3.5 Inclines 3.6 Patterns in bicycle use 3.7 Fellow users of cycle facilities 4. Design of the cycle network 4.1 The basis of any design 4.2 Levels in quality 4.3 Requirements for the main cycle network 4.4 Establishing main cycle network 4.5 Bicycle highways 4.6 Recreational cycle network 5. Road sections 5.1 Function, design and use 5.2 Requirements for a road section 5.2.1 Directness 5.3 Solitary cycle paths and cycle/moped paths 5.4 Bicycle traffic and motorized traffic within built-up areas 5.5 Bicycle traffic and motorized traffic outside of built-up areas 5.6 Special situations
6. Junctions 6.1 Function, design and use 6.2 Requirements for a junction 6.3 Junctions according to road type 7. Implementation, maintenance and furnishings 7.1 Road surfacing 7.2 Verges and plants 7.3 Lighting 7.4 Signage 7.5 Personal safety 7.6 Other facilities 8. Evaluation and management 8.1 Inspecting and evaluating bicycle connections 8.2 Inspecting surfacing for cyclists 8.3 Measures in the case of work in progress 8.4 Winter maintenance for the benefit of cyclists Design sheets