Variable Type Variable Description
Rating (Ordered Categories) Prompt: In the bike ride you just finished, did you feel…
Response Categories: Not at all (1), A little (2), Sometimes (3), Often (4), A lot (5)
Survey Item (index) 1 …emotionally tired?
2 …physically tired?
3 …comfortable? [reversed to uncomfortable]
4 …protected from traffic? [reversed to unprotected from traffic]
5 …safe? [reversed to unsafe]
6 …worried about turning vehicles?
7 …worried about parked car doors?
8 …worried about passing vehicles?
Person (index) {1, …, 20}
Road Condition (indicators) College Park (base case) Low speed (no data) local road, 2-lane, no road centerline, on-street parking, low traffic (average daily cars unknown)
Oak Ave. Low speed (no data) collector, 2-lane, road centerline, bike lane, on-street parking, low traffic (average daily cars~ 2,000)
B St. Low speed (~25 mph) collector, 2-lane, road centerline, buffered bike lane, no on-street parking, moderate traffic (average daily cars ~ 6,000)
Anderson Rd. Medium speed (~25-30 mph) collector, 2-lane, road centerline, bike lane, on-street parking, moderate traffic (average daily cars ~ 10,000)
Russell Blvd. Medium speed (~30-35 mph) arterial, 4-lane, center median, no bike lane, on-street parking mixed, high traffic (average daily cars ~ 20,000)
HF-HRV (ms) Standard deviation of high frequency filtered inter-heart-beat intervals
Average Speed (mps)
Bicycling Ability How would you classify your bicycling ability? By ability we mean your balance, steering, and general technical control of your bicycle. Z-score of numeric index: beginner (1)
advanced beginner (2)
intermediate (3)
advanced (4)
expert (5)
Bicycling Desire (one item) I bike as often as I can Z-score of numeric index:
strongly disagree (1)
somewhat disagree (2)
neither disagree nor agree (3)
somewhat agree (4)
strongly agree (5)
Bicycling Vigilance (two-item average) I am a cautious bicyclist
When bicycling, I always keep a watchful eye on cars