Avaliação de critérios para implantação de infraestrutura viária para ciclistas na cidade de Cachoeira do Sul

Abstract

The policies to encourage the use of motor vehicles adopted, mainly in the last 4 decades of the twentieth century, brought significant problems to people living in urban areas. The problems that most gain notoriety for the proportion and complexity of being solved are: impaired urban mobility, especially in large cities, excess emission of greenhouse gases, large number of accidents. To mitigate this situation, some initiatives have been adopted to encourage the use of public transport and non-motorized vehicles. Among these initiatives, Law 12,587 of 3 January 2012 stands out, which establishes guidelines for the elaboration of urban mobility plans for cities aimed at the use of public transport and non-motorized vehicles. However, so that the adherence of the proposed by these initiatives does not become future problems, it is necessary, in addition to encouraging people to exchange individual motorized vehicle trips for other sustainable means of transport, such as bicycles, also provide conditions for the realization of safe and comfortable travel. So, the present work, aiming at the comfort and safety of Cachoeira do Sul cyclists - city localized in center of Rio Grande do Sul - conducts a research to analyze which is the most suitable cycling infrastructure for cyclists in the city. The research is based on data collection criteria chosen from the bibliographic search. The criteria selected to be measured were: traffic volume, motor vehicle speed, vehicle traffic composition, road geometry and topography. The routes considered for the realization were street Julio de Castilho, part of Avenida Brasil. The study on these streets took place because they have the greatest potential to generate trips in the city, as they are located in areas with a considerable number of commercial establishments, schools nearby, supermarkets, industries.