Factual Consulting, a trusted CycleRAP supplier, has kicked off its biggest Lane Patrol CycleRAP project to date in Skopje, North Macedonia – a safety assessment of the city’s expansive 140km of cycling infrastructure.
Le Auto-moto Association of Macedonia (AMSM), soutenu par Patrouille de voie et le Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), will complete the “Safe Cycling Lanes, Safe Cyclists” project supported by the FIA Grants 2024 programme.
Utilising the CycleRAP and Lane Patrol Methodology, the risk of crashes for bicyclists and light mobility users will be analysed to identify high-risk locations and inform prioritised investment plans to improve cycling safety in the city.
CycleRAP CycleRAP est une méthode simple, abordable et rapide d'évaluation de la sécurité des infrastructures routières et cyclables. Elle vise à réduire les accidents et à améliorer la sécurité, notamment pour les cyclistes et les autres usagers de la mobilité légère, en identifiant les zones à haut risque sans avoir besoin de données sur les accidents.
Factual Consulting will leverage Lane Patrol to collect geo-referenced images, code the CycleRAP attributes and calculate risk scores. The Lane Patrol mobile app, when mounted on a bike, automatically captures georeferenced images of the cycling infrastructure. These are later synchronised with the web tool, which utilises vision models to assess safety with over 40 features, such as infrastructure width, protective barriers and obstacles.
Lane Patrol has been used in multiple cycling assessment projects worldwide, including in Lisbon, Barcelona, Thessaloniki, Madrid, Montevideo, Copenhagen and Oxford.
The project is expected to finish in August.
In the video below, you can see Pietro Podestà navigating the capital’s streets and utilising Lane Patrol technology for the survey:
For more information on CycleRAP, visit irap.org/cyclerap
Image and video credit: Lane Patrol