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David Luskin (Left) and Ian Hallett (Right) compiled and evaluated data on the interactions of cyclists and drivers in three Texas cities to uncover the impact of labeled bike lanes on road safety behaviors. The study funded by the Texas Department of Transportation was conducted by the researchers at the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Ian Hallett, a graduate research assistant at the College of Engineering's
Center for Transportation Research, was involved in all aspects of the
bike lane study. Hallett himself is an avid bicyclist in Austin.
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David Luskin provided statistical expertise for the study. While he was a research scientist at the center, he applied his skills to reviewing the 120 hours of videotape of cyclist/vehicle interactions, and combining the behavioral information with statistics from a national survey of professional cyclists.
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