Survey monitors biker’s attitudes
By FRANCIE DEAN
Of the Emerald
How courteous and safety-conscious are you
when pedaling that flashy ten-speed bicycle across
campus? Two University health students, when sur
veying a cross-section of the campus biking set,
found that a majority of bikers fail to obey traffic signs
and signals yet the riders will yield right of way to
pedestrians.
"We hope to reach more people and make them
more aware of bicycling rules,” said Barbara Doll.
The seven question survey was conducted outside
the EMU by Doll and Mary Sheffer as a project for
their accident prevention class.
The increasing number of bicycle-pedestrian acci
dents on campus and the lack of sufficient citations in
the city of Eugene were cited by Doll as two of the
current problems of bicyclers. One of the survey’s
solutions, favored by 58 per cent of those polled,
suggested the installation of designated bikeways on
campus. Doll also recommended alteration of one’s
regular city route during high peak motor traffic
hours.
The survey-takers were quite emphatic in discus
sing the positioning and usage of bike racks on cam
pus. "Bike racks are placed out of the way so they are
not used,” said Dole as she gestured toward empty
racks near Men’s PE and the EMU addition. “Those
that are right outside doorways are generally full,"
she said. 92 per cent of the 165 bike riders surveyed
said they would use bike racks if they were available
in appropriate locations. The covered terrace outside
the EMU Fishbowl is one area Doll indicated that a
bicycle rack is needed.
Although 150 citations were given to Eugene
bicyclists by city police last year, the need for greater
safety and enforcement is necessary, the two say.
Doll stressed the responsibility of the individual and
reminds bikers that “they are considered a motor
vehicle and must abide by many of the same rules as
automobiles.”
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