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Table 4 Characteristics of other studies

From: Truck-bicycle safety: an overview of methods of study, risk factors and research needs

Study

Aim

Method

Truck definition

Gelino et al., 2012 [26]

Identify the safety challenges in Seattle and potential safety approaches

Literature review; review of current practices in other US cities; accident analysis; media search

Large trucks

Helman et al., 2013 [18]

Identifying features of contractual arrangements, working practices and vehicle design that contribute to collisions between construction trucks and cyclists

Literature review; Direct and indirect visibility assessment of construction vehicles; Semi-structured interviews with stakeholders

Construction vehicles

Pattinson and Warwick, 2014 [60]

Discuss several safety issues and measures

Overview, discussion

Trucks, Large vehicles

Summerskill et al., 2016 [61]

Evaluating blind spots of six top selling trucks in UK

CAD-based vision projection technique

Large Goods Vehicles (N2 and N3)

Pitera et al., 2017 [40]

Evaluate the decision-making process in implementing a risky layout of docking loading area for trucks

Interviews with decision makers

Delivery trucks