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Table 1 Characteristics available for routing requests in the BBBike bike-routing engine (http://www.bbbike.de)

From: Assessing cyclists’ routing preferences by analyzing extensive user setting data from a bike-routing engine

Variable

Value

Speed

Free field, default is 20 km/h

Street category

No preference

Prefer residential roads [calm]

Use only residential roads [calm*]

Prefer main roads [main]

Use only main roads [main*]

Avoid main roads without cycle paths/bus lanes [infra]

Avoid main roads without cycle paths [infra*]

Surface quality

No preference

Avoid cobblestones and bad surfaces [smooth]

Use only very good surfaces (suitable for racing bikes) [smooth*]

Avoid traffic lights

No

Yes

Avoid unlit streets

No

Yes

Green pathways

No preference

Prefer green pathways [green]

Strongly prefer green pathways (may result in longish routes if there are no suitable routes surrounded by greenery available, so use with caution) [green*]

Use unknown streets

Allow routing through “unknown” streets (streets which are not yet researched for cyclist usage)