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Lane Widths on Urban Roads Research Report (Australia)

This report, released by Bicycle Victoria in August 2011, investigates the evidence for determining traffic lane widths. Current Australian guidelines recommend traffic lane widths of 3.5m as standard. This report finds that lanes below 3.5 metres can operate successfully provided that attention is paid to the local circumstances.

The report includes:

Background : Vehicle requirements and other factors that determine lane width
Guidelines: What Australian and international guidelines say about lane width
Research: Studies that have investigated the impact of lane width on safety and vehicle speed
Examples of Narrow Lanes Roads in Melbourne with lanes narrower than 3.5m that work

Lane Widths on Urban Roads | 4.81 MB PDF