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TRA 2018 - 7th Transport Research Arena : A digital era for transport, Vienne, AUTRICHE, 16-/04/2018 - 19/04/2018; Lane splitting is a common riding practice although forbidden by the traffic rules in France. Since February 1st, 2016, a secure shape of traffic, respectful of certain rules is allowed on motorways and urban expressways in several French departments. The objective here is to present the results concerning the acceptability of this secure form of lane splitting for motorcyclists and car drivers. 908 car drivers and motorcyclists, representative samples of the French population (in terms of sex, age and socio-professional category) were interviewed. 751 lived in the experimental area and 157, in the control area where lane splitting is not allowed. The results show that the car drivers and the motorcyclists evaluate positively the experiment, the attitude of the experiment is even more positive for the motorcyclists. But, the car drivers have some reservations about the difficulty to understand where lane splitting is allowed. The results are discussed. As we will be replicating this research in 2017 and 2018, in order to study changes in how the experiment is accepted in the long term, at the end we will have some helpful elements, to decide if LS could be allowed in France.; La circulation inter-files est une pratique courante bien qu'interdite par les règles de circulation en France. Depuis le 1er février, 2016, un trafic sécurisé, respectueux de certaines règles est autorisé expérimentalement sur les autoroutes et autoroutes urbaines dans plusieurs départements français. L'objectif ici est de présenter les résultats concernant l'acceptabilité de cette forme sécurisée de la circulation inter-files chez les motocyclistes et les automobilistes. 908 automobilistes et motocyclistes, constituant un échantillon représentatif de la population française (en termes de sexe, d'âge et catégorie socioprofessionnelle), ont été interviewés. 751 résidaient dans la zone expérimentale et 157 dans la zone de contrôle où la circulation inter-files n'est pas autorisée. Les résultats montrent que les automobilistes et les motocyclistes évaluent positivement l'expérimentation, avec une attitude encore plus positive chez les motocyclistes. Les automobilistes expriment des réserves liées la difficulté à identifier les zones où la circulation inter-files est autorisée. Cette étude sera répliquée en 2017 et 2018 afin d'étudier les changements dans la façon dont l'expérimentation est acceptée à long terme. Document type: Conference object

Abstract

In France, powered two-wheelers (PTWs) account for 18% of fatal accidents, and PTW riders are 27 times more"br" likely to be killed than car drivers. More than one-third (40%) of these fatal accidents occur at bends on intercity"br" roads. Based on this observation, a prototype vehicle embodying the full range of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters"br" was developed in order to analyse rider behaviour. The Rider Behaviour Analysis Motorcycle (Moto d’Analyse du"br" Comportement du Conducteur, MACC) was used to analyse speed and lateral acceleration, capture videos and"br" measure vehicle dynamics and trajectories. The findings revealed certain practices that had never previously been"br" quantified. Alongside this behavioural study, we will also highlight some key accident research statistics associated"br" with PTWs at bends on intercity roads.