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

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Table 4 Comparison of length and overlap for exemplary routes

Relation	Inner city routes [City center east/ Alexanderplatz –City center west/ Breitscheidplatz]		Edge of town routes [Freie Universität Lankwitz/ Malteserstr –Freie Universität Dahlem/ Thielplatz.]		Edge of town to city center routes [Humboldt Universität Adlershof/ Rudower Chaussee –Humboldt Universität Mitte/Unter den Linden]
[km]	Length	Length identical with default	Length	Length identical with default	Length	Length identical with default
Default	6.25	6.25	6.57	6.57	14.31	14.31
Prefer residential roads [calm]	6.63	2.38	6.75	2.37	15.83	7.50
Use only residential roads [calm*]	7.39	0.83	6.92	2.82	16.91	0.94
Prefer main roads [main]	6.39	4.19	7.11	1.82	14.93	4.07
Use only main roads [main*]	6.39	4.19	7.44	1.33	15.19	3.09
Avoid main roads without cycle paths/bus lanes [infra]	6.46	4.14	6.83	2.53	14.53	11.35
Avoid main roads without cycle paths [infra*]	6.34	3.60	6.83	2.53	14.55	11.52
Avoid cobblestones and bad surfaces [smooth]	6.25	6.25	6.75	2.75	14.31	14.31
Use only very good surfaces [smooth*]	6.25	6.25	6.75	2.75	14.32	13.98
Prefer green pathways [green]	7.47	0.00	6.57	6.57	17.27	6.20
Strongly prefer green pathways [green*]	7.54	0.00	6.76	4.98	18.93	2.11